left to right: biconvex,
plano-convex, and
convexo-concave lenses
con·vex
(kŏn′vĕks′, kən-vĕks′)adj.
Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.
con′vex′ly adv.
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convex
(ˈkɒnvɛks; kɒnˈvɛks)adj
1. curving or bulging outwards
2. (General Physics) physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the exterior of a sphere, paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc: a convex lens.
3. (Mathematics) maths (of a polygon) containing no interior angle greater than 180°
vb
(tr) to make convex
[C16: from Latin convexus vaulted, rounded]
ˈconvexly adv
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con•vex
(adj. kɒnˈvɛks, kən-; n. ˈkɒn vɛks)adj.
1. curved or rounded outward like the outside of a circle or sphere. Compare concave (def. 1).
2. (of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°.
n. 3. a convex surface, part, line, or thing.
[1565–75; < Latin convexus=con- con- + -vexus, perhaps <*wek-sos, derivative of base of vehere to carry, bring, if orig. sense was “brought together (to a point)”]
con•vex′ly, adv.
con•vex′ness, n.
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con·vex
(kŏn′vĕks′) Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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convex
Past participle: convexed
Gerund: convexing
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convex
curving outward
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | convex - curving or bulging outward protrusive - thrusting outward concave - curving inward |
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convex
adjective rounded, bulging, protuberant, gibbous, outcurved The lens is flat on one side and convex on the other.
cupped, depressed, hollowed, excavated, sunken, indented, concave
cupped, depressed, hollowed, excavated, sunken, indented, concave
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مُحَدَّب
vypouklý
konveksudadbuet
kúptur
išgaubtas
izliekts
vypuklý
dışbükey
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convex
[ˈkɒnˈvɛks] adj → convesso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convex
(ˈkonveks) adjective (of an object or surface) curved outwards, like the surface of the eye. a convex lens.
conˈvexity nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
con·vex
a. convexo-a.
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convex
adj convexoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.