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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the property possessed by a convex shape;
[syn: convexity, convexness]

2. a shape that curves or bulges outward;
[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]