convex

Word family adjectiveconvexedconvexadverbconvexedlyconvexlynounconvexityconvexness

con·vex /ˌkɒnˈveks◂, kən-, ˈkɒnveks $ ˌkɑːnˈveks◂, kən-, ˈkɑːnveks/ adjectiveadj

BENDcurved outwards, like the surface of the eye 凸出的；凸面的 OPP concave

a convex lens

凸透镜

a convex mirror

凸镜

→5 see picture at 见图 concave

—convexly adverbadv

—convexity /kənˈveksəti/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

convex• The face was in inverse relief, with the features concave rather than convex, as for a mold.• The ventral arm plates are pentagonal, the distal edge is convex but indented in the middle.• The ventral arm plates are wider than long, pentagonal with an obtuse proximal angle and a slightly convex distal edge.• In convex economies these features do not pose existence problems.• They present convex outlines in plan whether they are simple or compound deltas, composed virtually of a series of sub-deltas.• The convex side is pointed toward the enemy.• At each side is a loop or scroll handle that had been soldered to the convex sides.• This hypothesis generates an infinite set of indifference curves which are convex to the L axis.

Origin convex

(1500-1600) Latin convexus

词汇	convex
释义	convex Word family adjectiveconvexedconvexadverbconvexedlyconvexlynounconvexityconvexness con·vex /ˌkɒnˈveks◂, kən-, ˈkɒnveks $ ˌkɑːnˈveks◂, kən-, ˈkɑːnveks/ adjectiveadj BENDcurved outwards, like the surface of the eye 凸出的；凸面的 OPP concave a convex lens 凸透镜 a convex mirror 凸镜 →5 see picture at 见图 concave —convexly adverbadv —convexity /kənˈveksəti/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus convex• The face was in inverse relief, with the features concave rather than convex, as for a mold.• The ventral arm plates are pentagonal, the distal edge is convex but indented in the middle.• The ventral arm plates are wider than long, pentagonal with an obtuse proximal angle and a slightly convex distal edge.• In convex economies these features do not pose existence problems.• They present convex outlines in plan whether they are simple or compound deltas, composed virtually of a series of sub-deltas.• The convex side is pointed toward the enemy.• At each side is a loop or scroll handle that had been soldered to the convex sides.• This hypothesis generates an infinite set of indifference curves which are convex to the L axis. Origin convex (1500-1600) Latin convexus
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