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con⋅vex
[adj. kon-veks, kuh
n-; n. kon-veks] 
–adjective
| 1. | having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def. 1). |
| 2. | Mathematics.
|
–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)”
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)”
Related forms:
con⋅vex⋅ly, con⋅vex⋅ed⋅ly [kuhn-vek-sid-lee] , adverb
[kuhn-vek-sid-lee] , adverb con⋅vex⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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con·vex (kŏn'věks', kən-věks')  (click for larger image in new window) 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
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.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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 orcircle <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·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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| convex (kŏn'věks') Pronunciation Key
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere. |
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