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View synonyms for convexity

convexity

[ kuhn-vek-si-tee ]

noun

, plural con·vex·i·ties
  1. the state of being convex.
  2. a convex surface or thing.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of convexity1

From the Latin word convexitās, dating back to 1590–1600. See convex, -ity

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Example Sentences

If the error is one of convexity, the polishing strokes are to be made along the chords, extending over the edge of the polisher.

The incisor teeth are remarkably curved in their long axes, with a convexity in front.

Brilliant shafts radiated from the convexity of the arch, coming and going silently.

Its edges are turned downward, enclosing the sporangia, when they are young, and sometimes this convexity is permanent.

This convexity is rendered possible by the support afforded by the basal edges of the six midribs.

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