forme concave

Definitions of forme concave
  1. noun
    a shape that curves or bends inward
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    bol
    a concave shape with an open top
    bosse, empreinte, enfoncement
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    bosse, dentelure, enfoncement
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
    fossette
    a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
    rainure, sillon
    a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
    ride
    any slight depression in a surface
    bosse, encoche, enfoncement, entaille, rayure, égratignure
    a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    ride
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    brisure, fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface
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    solide
    a three-dimensional shape
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