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nouna small concavitytype of:
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nounan enclosure that is set back or indented
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noun(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
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"he found his niche in the academic world"nouna position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
Definition that contains niche
- cinerarium a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
- columbarium a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
- mihrab (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca
- adaptive radiation the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches
- mihrab (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca