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convex.

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɒn.vɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kɒnˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.vɛks/General-American
  1. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

  2. having an epigraph that is a convex set.

    not-comparable
  3. having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.

    not-comparable
  4. arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɒn.vɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kɒnˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.vɛks/General-American
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkɒn.vɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kɒnˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈvɛks/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.vɛks/General-American
  1. To form a convex curve or surface; to become convex.

    intransitive
  2. To cause to form a convex curve or surface; to make convex.

    transitive
  3. To circulate or cause to circulate in a curved path; to cause or exhibit convection.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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