1. A position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it
   "he found his niche in the academic world"
    
2. A small concavity
   "They built a niche to display their awards";
   - recess, recession, corner
    
3. An enclosure that is set back or indented
   "The statue was displayed in a niche in the wall";
   - recess
    
4. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
   "The koala's ecological niche is closely tied to eucalyptus trees";
   - ecological niche

1. (of products, facilities, interests, services, etc.) appealing to a relatively small and specific group of people
   "E-commerce is proving to be the best channel for selling niche products"

1. Place or position in a niche
   "The sculptor niched the statue in the alcove of the building"

Derived forms: niched, niching, niches

Type of: concave shape, concavity, condition, enclosure, incurvation, incurvature, place, station, status

Encyclopedia: Niche