incavationn.
/ɪnkəˈveɪʃən/ a. The action of making hollow or bending inwards.
b. A hollow or depression on a surface; a hollowed place.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > action of making indentation > an indentation on a surface
hollowc897
printa1387
impression1398
puncha1430
dent1565
dint1590
dinge1611
doke1615
impressurea1616
depressure1626
depression1665
dawk1678
swage1680
indent1690
sinking1712
dunkle1788
indenture1793
delve1811
subsidation1838
indention1839
recess1839
indentation1847
incavation1852
deepening1859
sink1875
malleation1881
ding1922
1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 79 The protuberance..in South America, corresponding with the incavation on the African side from the river of Congo to Cape Palmas.
1852 tr. J. J. Seidel Organ & its Constr. 78 This lip is..not a separate part of the pipe, but merely an incavation on the foot.
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