convex

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
2. having an epigraph that is a convex set.
3. having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
4. arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.

Noun

1. Any convex body or surface.
2. A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
3. A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.

Concepten

convex

bol

bolrond

Synoniemen

bulging

curved

arched

gibbous

convex surface

protrude

protuberant

bent

convex mirror

crooked

crowning

domed

embossed

hump

jutting

lobe

male

prominent

salient

swollen

tortuous

vaulted

warped

sticking out

preiection

umbonate

puffed out

saddle-backing

convexe

bell-shaped

bellying

bulge

bulge out

bulgy

convexity

convex lens

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɒn.vɛks/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).