convex
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- adjective
- /ˈkɒnvɛks/
- Specialized
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convexo
- Also, convex mirrors that were located in hallways and at various intersections in the plant aided his mobility.
- convex and concave
It's domed on each side, convex on both sides, and it's waterproof.
- It's domed on each side, convex on both sides, and it's waterproof.
- And he says, look at those convex domes down there.
- Your brain is saying faces are always convex.
- Imagine you could take this spoon and go from the concave side facing you, the scoop side to pushing it through until the convex side is facing facing you.
- And the coal cars drive each car is filled with coal like to the brim, you know, it's convex on top.
- Less bowl shaped and more convex, more hill shaped, if not a peak mountain shape where it drops us to one side or the other.
- All right, here's my deform, mostly convex kind of fun.
- Well, the general, yeah, then we'll call it convex and concave.
Examples
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The panel is convex, so the center is higher than the top and bottom.
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Convex glass, 10 inches thick, which accounts for the magnifying effect.
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That is, it is convex when looking from the front.
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It's domed on each side, convex on both sides, and it's waterproof.
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The gold wavered like a candle flame, and the glass seemed convex, then concave.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her long hair falls in great loose waves; the slightly convex slant of her breast is still girlish.
Fiction book (1990) -
Prometheus Seven, resembling nothing so much as an outsized round trash can with a slightly convex nose, sat locked within its cradle inside the space station's service hanger.
Fiction book (2001) -
The lens of the camera is convex, allowing it to focus light more effectively.
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She admired the convex mirror that distorted her reflection in a fun way.
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A convex shape can be found in the design of many modern buildings.
Synonyms
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3.6
Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes
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Having a rounded top like the roof of a building
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
One side is curved inward and the other is curved outward, with the inward curve deeper
- Specialized
A flat shape with straight sides where every line between two points stays inside
- Specialized
A solid shape with flat faces where any line between two points inside stays inside, for example a cube
- Specialized
A solid with the same flat faces that are regular polygons and with all angles the same
- Specialized
A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them
How Convex
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word convex comes from the Latin convexus, which meant 'arched' or 'curved outward'. Think of a dome or the outside of a ball that 'bulges out', and you will remember why convex describes a surface that curves or bulges outward.