English Explanatory Dictionary

convex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒn.vɛks/ /kɒnˈvɛks/ /kənˈvɛks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convex.wav /ˈkɑn.vɛks/ /kɑnˈvɛks/

Word forms

convex more convex most convex convexes convexing convexed

Etymology

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

Synonyms

shiner

Antonyms

concave

Derived words

biconvex concavo-convex convex combination convexed convexedly convex envelope convex function convex hull convexification convexify convexity convex lens convexly convexness convexoconcave convexoconvex convexoplane convex set double-convex equiconvex hyperconvex lower convex envelope macroconvex microconvex multiconvex nonconvex planoconvex plano-convex polyconvex pseudoconvex quasiconvex semiconvex subconvex
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