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con·vex    Audio Help   [adj. kon-veks, kuhn-; n. kon-veks] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def. 1).
2.Mathematics.
a.(of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°.
b.(of a set) having the property that for each pair of points in the set the line joining the points is wholly contained in the set.
–noun
3.a convex surface, part, or thing.

[Origin: 1565–75; < L convexus equiv. to con- con- + -vexus, perh. < *wek-sos, deriv. of base of vehere to convey, if original sense was “brought together (to a single point)”]

con·vex·ly, con·vex·ed·ly    Audio Help   [kuhn-vek-sid-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
con·vex·ed·ness, noun
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con·vex    Audio Help   (kŏn'věks', kən-věks')  Pronunciation Key 


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adj.   Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.


[Latin convexus; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

con'vex'ly adv.
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convex 
1571, from M.Fr. convexe, from L. convexus "vaulted, arched," pp. of convehere "to bring together," from com- "together" + vehere "to bring" (see vehicle). Possibly from the idea of vaults carried together to meet at the point of a roof.

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convex

adjective
curving or bulging outward [ant: concave

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convex [ˈkonveks] adjective
(of an object or surface) curved outwards, like the surface of the eye
Example: a convex lens
Arabic: مُحَدَّب
Chinese (Simplified): 凸面的, 凸起的
Chinese (Traditional): 凸面的, 凸起的
Czech: vypouklý
Danish: konveks; udadbuet
Dutch: bol
Estonian: kumer
Finnish: kupera
French: convexe
German: konvex
Greek: κυρτός
Hungarian: domború
Icelandic: kúptur
Indonesian: cembung
Italian: convesso
Japanese: 凸状の
Korean: 볼록면의
Latvian: izliekts
Lithuanian: išgaubtas
Norwegian: utbuet, konveks
Polish: wypukły
Portuguese (Brazil): convexo
Portuguese (Portugal): convexo
Romanian: convex
Russian: выпуклый
Slovak: vypuklý
Slovenian: izbokel
Spanish: convexo
Swedish: konvex
Turkish: dışbükey
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convex    Audio Help   (kŏn'věks')  Pronunciation Key 
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.

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con·vex (knvks, kn-vks)
adj.

Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.

con·vexi·ty n.

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Main Entry: con·vex
Pronunciation: kän-'veks; 'kän-", k&n-'
Function: adjective
: curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere or circle <convex lenses are used to correct for farsightedness> —con·vex·i·ty /k&n-'vek-s&t-E, kän-/ noun plural -ties

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convex

Con"cave\ (k[o^][ng]*k[=a]*v" or k[o^]n"-; 277), a. [L. concavus; con- + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See Cave a hollow.]

1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.

2. Hollow; void of contents. [R.]

As concave . . . as a worm-eaten nut. --Shak.
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Convex

Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.] Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave.

Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface. --Whewell.

Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
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