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convex

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.vɛks/

The English word “convex” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
  2. having an epigraph that is a convex set.
  3. having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
  4. arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.

noun

  1. Any convex body or surface.
  2. A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
  3. A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.

verb

  1. To form a convex curve or surface; to become convex.
  2. To cause to form a convex curve or surface; to make convex.
  3. To circulate or cause to circulate in a curved path; to cause or exhibit convection.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).

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