convex
AdjectiveSynonyms:
bulging
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- curving or bulging outwardSynonyms: bulging
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Convex \Con"vex\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]
Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex. [1913 Webster]
Convex \Con"vex\, n. A convex body or surface. [1913 Webster]
Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets. [1913 Webster]