[syn: convex shape, convexity]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convexities. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
[1913 Webster]
A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
convexity
n 1: the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: convexity,
convexness]
2: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: convex shape,
convexity]