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convex Definition

con·vex (kän veks′, kən-; also, & for n. usually, kän′veks′)

adjective

curving outward like the surface of a sphere

Etymology: L convexus, vaulted, arched, pp. of convehere, to bring together < com-, together + vehere, to bring: see way

noun

a convex surface, line, object, etc.

convex Related Forms

con·vex′ly adverb con·vex′·ness noun

convex Synonyms

convex

modif.

curved, arched, raised, bulging; see bent.

convex Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • polygon: The convex hull is the minimum area convex polygon which will entirely contain the set.
  • hull: The convex hull is the minimal convex covering of an object.
  • lens: A convex lens has a focal length of 150 mm.
  • molding: Along the very edge face of the bench end is a half-round convex molding.
  • mirror: The artist has painted himself in a convex mirror on a specially prepared convex panel.
  • subset: To see this let B be a convex subset of R n.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: Upper surface dark gray, nearly black in places, slightly convex, nearly flat near the margin.
  • strongly: A strongly convex cone is one which contains no lines through the origin.
  • not: If the egg yolk is not convex and firm, don't consume the egg.
  • double: The domed disk is plano-convex, ( sometimes double convex ) with a smaller radius bulge atop the convex side.
  • highly: Varied Carpet beetles and Wooly bears The adult varied Carpet Beetle is between 2 to 4mm long with a highly convex body.

Preposition: in

shape: About the " flat " description, I thought this to mean not oblong or convex in shape like many cases out there.