convex

English

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Etymology

From Latin convexus (“arched”).

Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒnvɛks/, X-SAMPA: /"kQnvEks/
  • (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkɑnvɛks/, X-SAMPA: /"kAnvEks/
  • The noun was often stressed on the second syllable by early writers, such as Milton, and occasionally by later poets.

Adjective

convex (comparative more convex, superlative most convex)

  1. 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.
  2. (mathematics, not comparable) (Of a set of points) such that for any two points in the set, every point between those two points is also in the set
  3. (analysis, not comparable) (of a real-valued function on the reals) such that the value at any point, is no larger than the interpolated value thereat, based on the values at any two points between which the first point is contained

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Translations

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

Noun

convex (plural convexes)

  1. Any convex body or surface.
    • Tickell
      Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.

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Adjective

convex m (feminine convexa, masculine plural convexos, feminine plural convexes)

  1. convex

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