convex
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vɛks adjective
1.
having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave ( def 1 ).
noun
3.
a convex surface, part, or thing.
Origin:
1565–75; < Latin convexus equivalent to con- con- + -vexus, perhaps < *wek-sos, derivative of base of vehere to convey, if original sense was “brought together (to a single point)”
1565–75; < Latin convexus equivalent to con- con- + -vexus, perhaps < *wek-sos, derivative of base of vehere to convey, if original sense was “brought together (to a single point)”
Related forms
con·vex·ed·ness, noun
sub·con·vex, adjective
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convex (ˈkɒnvɛks, kɒnˈvɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | curving or bulging outwards |
| 2. | physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the exterior of a sphere, paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc: a convex lens |
| 3. | maths (of a polygon) containing no interior angle greater than 180° |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to make convex |
| [C16: from Latin convexus vaulted, rounded] | |
| 'convexly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
convex
1570s, 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. Related: Convexity (c.1600). Convex lens is from 1822.
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Medical Dictionary
convex con·vex (kŏn'věks', kən-věks')
adj.
Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.
con·vex'i·ty n.
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Science Dictionary
| convex (kŏn'věks') Pronunciation Key
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere. |
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