convex
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
convex /ˈkɒnvɛks/
▶adjective having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere. Compare with concave.
– derivatives
convexity noun,
convexly adverb.
convexity noun,
convexly adverb.
– origin C16: from L. convexus ‘vaulted, arched’.
'convex' also found in these Oxford entries:
astragal
- barrel distortion
- biconvex
- camber
- camera obscura
- concave
- corymb
- entasis
- falchion
- gadroon
- gibbous
- inflection
- invected
- keel
- kidney
- kneecap
- kurtosis
- mamillary
- meniscus
- Newton's rings
- ovolo
- pebble
- planoconvex
- quarter-pipe
- quirk
- saiga
- scallop
- torus
