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dished

dished

6.3
A surface that curves inward like a shallow bowl
  • adjective
  • /dɪʃt/
translation icon : cóncavo
  • The car's dished wheels give it a unique, sporty appearance.

Examples

  • She admired the dished design of the elegant serving platter.

  • The architect proposed a dished roof to enhance the building's aesthetics.

  • And what's cool too, this has the sort of a a dished profile.

Synonyms

concave
vsdished
5 5.2

Curved inward like the inside of a bowl or spoon

is more specific to a shallow inward curve like a small pan
bowl-shaped
vsdished
1 3.6

A shape with a curved bottom and an open top like a bowl

is usually shallower, describing a flatter inward curve rather than deep hollows
dish-shaped
vsdished
4.2

Curving inward like a shallow bowl

is a broader label for any inward curving surface rather than shallow only
patelliform
vsdished
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a shallow bowl or plate

is the everyday descriptive term instead of a technical label
dishlike
vsdished
3.3

Shaped like a shallow bowl

is the general description focused on inward curvature not object likeness
bowl-like
vsdished
3.7

Rounded and hollow like a bowl

is used for flatter inward curves rather than deep hollow shapes

Antonyms

convex
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A surface that curves outward like the outside of a ball

How Concave

concave
5 5.2
dished
6.3
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

dished positive

Morphology

dished = dish (transparent) = dish + ed

Built by the standard adjectival/past-participial formation dish + -ed meaning 'shaped like a dish', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Dished comes from the simple word dish 'a shallow bowl' and the ending -ed that shows 'having'. So something 'dished' is 'having the shape of a dish', meaning it curves inward like a bowl or pan.