Shaped concavely. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For he bends his arms concavely and his legs convexly. From Wordnik.com. [On the Gait of Animals] Reference
For man bends his legs convexly, a bird has his bent concavely; again, man bends his arms and legs in opposite directions, for he has his arms bent convexly, but his legs concavely. From Wordnik.com. [On the Gait of Animals] Reference
Rotational slide: This is a slide in which the surface of rupture is curved concavely upward and the slide movement is roughly rotational about an axis that is parallel to the ground surface and transverse across the slide (Figure 3A). From Wordnik.com. [Landslide] Reference
To make bamboo roofing, the hollow canes are split longitudinally, and, after the webbed joints inside have been cut away, they are laid on the bamboo frame-work, and fit into each other, the one convexly, the next one concavely, and so on alternately. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Body whorl convex in the middle, concavely tapering below. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
The top of the cliff was close over their heads, and behind them was a natural grotto scooped concavely out of the solid rock. From Wordnik.com. [The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa] Reference
He stood on the hearthrug, with his back to the hearth, bending his body concavely and then convexly with the idle easy sinuousness of youth, and he saw that it was wonderful. From Wordnik.com. [Clayhanger] Reference
Their necks are long, and concavely bent downwards, like that of a camel, which animal they greatly resemble, except in having no hunch on their backs, and in being much smaller. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time.] Reference
On the mainland opposite to this, we see the western horn of these concavely-disposed mountains, which encircle the north of the lake, and from hence the horn stretches away in increasing height as it extends northwards. From Wordnik.com. [What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile] Reference
Shell elongated fUsiform; spire high, whorls numerous (number unknown), slightly convex on the sides; body whorl rounded in the middle, sloping upwards nearly straight to the suture, concavely tapering in advance; suture impressed. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
This species is at once known from Chelodina longicollis by the form of its high, flat sternum, which is strongly keeled on the sides, and by this part being of a uniform reddish colour, without any dark margin to the plates; the hinder part of the sternum is only slightly concavely truncated, and not deeply notched. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
~~~~~~~ the palms being placed concavely and convexly alternately, making fine drainage for the heavy rains. From Wordnik.com. [Argentina from a British Point of View] Reference
And a viviparous quadruped bends his limbs in opposite directions to a man’s, and in opposite directions to one another; for he has his forelegs bent convexly, his hind legs concavely. From Wordnik.com. [On the Gait of Animals] Reference
Cells concavely cylindrical, not dichotomous (thus distinguished from. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845] Reference
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