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convex

[ adjective kon-veks, kuhn-; noun kon-veks ]
/ adjective kɒnˈvɛks, kən-; noun ˈkɒn vɛks /
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adjective

having a surface that is curved or rounded outward.Compare concave (def. 1).
Mathematics.
  1. (of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°.
  2. (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

a convex surface, part, or thing.

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Origin of convex

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)”

OTHER WORDS FROM convex

con·vex·ly, con·vex·ed·ly [kuhn-vek-sid-lee], /kənˈvɛk sɪd li/, adverbcon·vex·ed·ness, nounsub·con·vex, adjective

Words nearby convex

convertible lens, convertible preferred stock, convertin, convertiplane, convertite, convex, convex hull, convexity, convex lens, convexo-, convexo-concave
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Words related to convex

bulging, arched, bent, raised, biconvex, bulged, bulgy, gibbous, protuberant

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British Dictionary definitions for convex

convex
/ (ˈkɒnvɛks, kɒnˈvɛks) /

adjective

curving or bulging outwards
physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the exterior of a sphere, paraboloid, ellipsoid, etca convex lens
maths (of a polygon) containing no interior angle greater than 180°

verb

(tr) to make convex
Compare concave

Derived forms of convex

convexly, adverb

Word Origin for convex

C16: from Latin convexus vaulted, rounded
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Medical definitions for convex

convex
[ kŏn′vĕks′, kən-vĕks′ ]

adj.

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

Other words from convex

con•vex′i•ty n.
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Scientific definitions for convex

convex
[ kŏn′vĕks′ ]

Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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