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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr convehere to bring together: cf F. convexe. See {Vehicle}.] Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without in opposition to concave. Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface. --Whewell. {Double convex}, convex on both sides; convexo-convex. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Convex \Con"vex\, n. A convex body or surface. Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. --Tickell. Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: convex adj : curving or bulging outward [syn: {bulging}] [ant: {concave}]
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