What is "convex" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does convex mean in English? Meaning of convex definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "convex" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "convex": curving or bulging outward

Adjective

  • Meaning: curving or bulging outward
  • Synonyms: bulging convex
  • Antonyms: concave
  • Similar: bell-shaped biconvex broken-backed convexo-concave convexo-convex gibbose gibbous helmet-shaped hogged lenticular lentiform planoconvex umbel-like umbellate
  • Also see: protrusive
  • Adjective: curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle Whewell Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.Whewell Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.(mathematics, not comparable, of a set) 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.
  • Synonyms:

    bulging, arched, bent, raised, biconvex, bulged, bulgy, gibbous, outcurved, protuberant,

    Antonyms:

    concave, sinking, depressed,

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    convex in English: convex
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