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incavation|ɪnkəˈveɪʃən|
[n. of action from L. incavāre: see incavate.]
a. The action of making hollow or bending inwards.
b. A hollow or depression on a surface; a hollowed place.
1799Kirwan Geol. Ess. 79 The protuberance..in South America, corresponding with the incavation on the African side from the river of Congo to Cape Palmas. 1852Seidel Organ 78 This lip is..not a separate part of the pipe, but merely an incavation on the foot. |