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con⋅vex

[adj. kon-veks, kuhn-; n. kon-veks]
–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 [kuhn-vek-sid-lee] , adverb
con⋅vex⋅ed⋅ness, noun
con·vex   (kŏn'věks', kən-věks')   


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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.

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.

Convex

Con"vex\, n. A convex body or surface.

Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. --Tickell.

Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
Language Translation for : convex
Spanish: convexo,
German: konvex,
Japanese: 凸状の

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.

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

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.

convex   (kŏn'věks')  Pronunciation Key 
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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