CONVEX

convex, bulging

(adjective) curving or bulging outward

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

convex (comparative more convex, superlative most convex)

curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle

(mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.

(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.

(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.

Antonyms

• concave

Noun

convex (plural convexes)

Any convex body or surface.

Source: Wiktionary

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Con"vex, a. Etym: [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.]

Definition: 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.

Con"vex, n.

Definition: 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 occasionallyby later poets.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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