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Webster 1913 Edition
Convex
Con′vex
,Adj.
[L.
convexus
vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere
to bring together: cf. F. convexe
. See Vehicle
.] 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
,Noun.
A convex body or surface.
Half heaven’s
convex
glitters with the flame. Tickell.
☞ This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
Webster 1828 Edition
Convex
CONVEX
,Adj.
CONVEX
,Noun.