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Dish :: Dish (n.) The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel..

Trochilus :: Trochilus (n.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia..

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Cavetto :: Cavetto (n.) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.

Fillet :: Fillet (n.) A concave filling in of a reentrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner..

Ichthyornis :: Ichthyornis (n.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebrae, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormae..

Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles..

Concave :: Concave (n.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.

Tocororo :: Tocororo (n.) A cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) having a serrated bill and a tail concave at the end.

Cope :: Cope (n.) Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door..

Cup :: Cup (v. t.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw..

Concaved :: Concaved (a.) Bowed in the form of an arch; -- called also arched.

Hypotrochoid :: Hypotrochoid (n.) A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid..

Palm :: Palm (n.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

Vessel :: Vessel (n.) A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc..

Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.

Thecodontia :: Thecodontia (n. pl.) A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.

Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof..

Concave :: Concave (n.) A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.

Concavous :: Concavous (a.) Concave.

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