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The definition of convex is curving outwards like the edge of a circle.
(adjective)An example of convex is the shape of the lens in eyeglasses.
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See convex in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
curving outward like the surface of a sphere
Origin: L convexus, vaulted, arched, pp. of convehere, to bring together < com-, together + vehere, to bring: see way
noun
a convex surface, line, object, etc.
Related Forms:
- convexly adverb
- convexness noun
See convex in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.
Origin:
Origin: Latin convexus; see wegh- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- conˈvexˌly adverb
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convex
left to right: biconvex, plano-convex, and convexo-concave lenses
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