convex
adjective
having a surface that is curved or rounded outward.
convexly
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a word derived from
convex.
Example Sentences
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Eisenberg boasts a wide expressive range on guitar and banjo, sometimes playing in lonely, resounding single notes, elsewhere in convexly shaped chords.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
The peacock spider, by contrast, builds its superblackness convexly.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
Falcate: sickle-shaped; convexly curved: a wing when deeply excavated below the apex so as to leave the latter acute and a little curved.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Secondly, the back of the head may be rounded convexly, both above and behind.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
Palpi compressed convexly on the front of the head, meeting above the tongue; the last joint very minute, thick, obtuse, approximating and bent forward.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
