'Convex' definitions:
Definition of 'convex'
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Definition of 'Convex'
From: GCIDE
- Convex \Con"vex\, n. A convex body or surface. [1913 Webster]
- Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Convex'
From: GCIDE
- Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.] Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave. [1913 Webster]
- Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
- Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'convex'
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