单词 | convex |
释义 | convex —convexly, convexedly /keuhn vek"sid lee/, adv. —convexedness, n. adj. /kon veks", keuhn-/; n. /kon"veks/, adj. 1. having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Cf. concave (def. 1). 2. Math. a. (of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°. b. (of a set) having the property that for each pair of points in the set the line joining the points is wholly contained in the set. n. 3. a convex surface, part, or thing. [1565-75; < L convexus equiv. to con- CON- + -vexus, perh. < *wek-sos, deriv. of base of vehere to convey, if original sense was "brought together (to a single point)"] |
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