convex

convexleft to right: biconvex, plano-convex, and convexo-concave lenses

con·vex

C0616600 (kŏn′vĕks′, kən-vĕks′)adj. Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.

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[Latin convexus; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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con′vex′ly adv.

convex

(ˈkɒnvɛks; kɒnˈvɛks) adj1. curving or bulging outwards2. (General Physics) physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the exterior of a sphere, paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc: a convex lens. 3. (Mathematics) maths (of a polygon) containing no interior angle greater than 180°vb (tr) to make convex[C16: from Latin convexus vaulted, rounded] ˈconvexly adv

con•vex

(adj. kɒnˈvɛks, kən-; n. ˈkɒn vɛks)

adj. 1. curved or rounded outward like the outside of a circle or sphere. Compare concave (def. 1). 2. (of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°. n. 3. a convex surface, part, line, or thing. [1565–75; < Latin convexus=con- con- + -vexus, perhaps <*wek-sos, derivative of base of vehere to carry, bring, if orig. sense was “brought together (to a point)”] con•vex′ly, adv. con•vex′ness, n.

con·vex

(kŏn′vĕks′) Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.

convex

Past participle: convexed
Gerund: convexing

Imperative
convex
convex

Present
I convex
you convex
he/she/it convexes
we convex
you convex
they convex

Preterite
I convexed
you convexed
he/she/it convexed
we convexed
you convexed
they convexed

Present Continuous
I am convexing
you are convexing
he/she/it is convexing
we are convexing
you are convexing
they are convexing

Present Perfect
I have convexed
you have convexed
he/she/it has convexed
we have convexed
you have convexed
they have convexed

Past Continuous
I was convexing
you were convexing
he/she/it was convexing
we were convexing
you were convexing
they were convexing

Past Perfect
I had convexed
you had convexed
he/she/it had convexed
we had convexed
you had convexed
they had convexed

Future
I will convex
you will convex
he/she/it will convex
we will convex
you will convex
they will convex

Future Perfect
I will have convexed
you will have convexed
he/she/it will have convexed
we will have convexed
you will have convexed
they will have convexed

Future Continuous
I will be convexing
you will be convexing
he/she/it will be convexing
we will be convexing
you will be convexing
they will be convexing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been convexing
you have been convexing
he/she/it has been convexing
we have been convexing
you have been convexing
they have been convexing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been convexing
you will have been convexing
he/she/it will have been convexing
we will have been convexing
you will have been convexing
they will have been convexing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been convexing
you had been convexing
he/she/it had been convexing
we had been convexing
you had been convexing
they had been convexing

Conditional
I would convex
you would convex
he/she/it would convex
we would convex
you would convex
they would convex

Past Conditional
I would have convexed
you would have convexed
he/she/it would have convexed
we would have convexed
you would have convexed
they would have convexed

convex

curving outward

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

convex - curving or bulging outwardbulgingprotrusive - thrusting outwardconcave - curving inward

convex

adjective rounded, bulging, protuberant, gibbous, outcurved The lens is flat on one side and convex on the other.
cupped, depressed, hollowed, excavated, sunken, indented, concave

Translations

凸起的凸面的

convex

(ˈkonveks) adjective (of an object or surface) curved outwards, like the surface of the eye. a convex lens. 凸面的，凸起的 凸面的，凸起的 conˈvexity noun 凸面 凸面