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con·vex [ kón vèks ]

adjective

Definition:

1. outwardly curving: having a surface that curves outward rather than inward

2. optics shaped like sphere's exterior: shaped like the exterior of a sphere, paraboloid, ellipsoid, or other outwardly curved surface

a convex lens

3. mathematics containing no angle above 180°: describes a polygon with no interior angle greater than 180°

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle con·vexed, present participle con·vex·ing, 3rd person present singular con·vex·es)

Definition:

curve outward: to curve outward, or make something curve outward

[Late 16th century. < Latin convexus "vaulted, arched"]

con·vex·ly [ kon vékslee ] adverb