saucer-shaped

Thân thiện

The children found a saucer-shaped rock by the creek.

Definition

Adjective: - Having a shape that is round and curved inward, similar to the form of a saucer; broadly concave.

Usage

This adjective describes an object whose physical form is broadly and gently concave, resembling the shallow, curved dish used under a cup. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• The saucer-shaped leaves of the water lily float on the pond's surface.
• The valley was broad and saucer-shaped, collecting mist in the mornings.
• They observed a strange, saucer-shaped object in the sky.

Advanced Usage

• In botany, saucer-shaped is a technical term describing certain floral or leaf structures (e.g., a saucer-shaped calyx).
• In mycology, it can describe the cap of some fungi.
• The term is often used in speculative contexts to describe the classic form of an unidentified flying object (UFO).

Variants and Related Words

• Saucer (n): A small, shallow, round dish used to support a cup.
• Saucerful (n): The amount a saucer can hold.
• Saucer-like (adj): Similar to a saucer. (This is a near-synonymous compound, not the target word itself).

Synonyms

• Concave
• Dish-shaped
• Bowl-shaped
• Curved inward

Antonyms

• Domed
• Convex
• Raised
• Bulging

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a concave shape like a saucer