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Definition of convex
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Convex
(a.)
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..
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Rose-cut
::
Rose-cut
(a.) Cut flat on the
reverse,
and with a
convex
face
formed
of
triangular
facets
in rows; -- said of
diamonds
and other
precious
stones.
See Rose
diamond,
under Rose. Cf.
Brilliant,
n..
Mushroom
::
Mushroom
(n.) An
edible
fungus
(Agaricus
campestris),
having
a white stalk which bears a
convex
or oven
flattish
expanded
portion
called
the
pileus.
This is
whitish
and silky or
somewhat
scaly
above,
and bears on the under side
radiating
gills which are at first
flesh-colored,
but
gradually
become
brown.
The plant grows in rich
pastures
and is
proverbial
for
rapidity
of
growth
and
shortness
of
duration.
It has a
pleasant
smell,
and is
largely
used as food. It is also
cultivated
from
spawn..
Convex
::
Convex
(n.) A
convex
body or
surface.
Xebec
::
Xebec (n.) A small
three-masted
vessel,
with
projecting
bow stern and
convex
decks,
used in the
Mediterranean
for
transporting
merchandise,
etc. It
carries
large
square
sails,
or both.
Xebecs
were
formerly
armed and used by
corsairs..
Plano-convex
::
Plano-convex
(a.) Plane or flat on one side, and
convex
on the
other;
as, a
plano-convex
lens. See
Convex,
and
Lens..
Ophthalmometer
::
Ophthalmometer
(n.) An
instrument
devised
by
Helmholtz
for
measuring
the size of a
reflected
image on the
convex
surface
of the
cornea
and lens of the eye, by which their
curvature
can be
ascertained..
Presbyopia
::
Presbyopia
() A
defect
of
vision
consequent
upon
advancing
age. It is due to
rigidity
of the
crystalline
lens, which
produces
difficulty
of
accommodation
and
recession
of the near point of
vision,
so that
objects
very near the eyes can not be seen
distinctly
without
the use of
convex
glasses.
Called
also
presbytia..
Knuckle
::
Knuckle
(n.) A
convex
portion
of a
vessel's
figure
where a
sudden
change
of shape
occurs,
as in a canal boat, where a
nearly
vertical
side joins a
nearly
flat
bottom..
Convexly
::
Convexly
(adv.)
In a
convex
form; as, a body
convexly
shaped..
Convex
::
Convex
(a.)
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..
Camber
::
Camber
(n.) An
upward
convexity
of a deck or other
surface;
as, she has a high
camber
(said of a
vessel
having
an
unusual
convexity
of
deck)..
Claude Lorraine Glass
::
Claude
Lorraine
glass () A
slightly
convex
mirror,
commonly
of black
glass,
used as a toy for
viewing
the
reflected
landscape..
Opisthocoelous
::
Opisthocoelous
(a.)
Concave
behind;
--
applied
especially
to
vertebrae
in which the
anterior
end of the
centrum
is
convex
and the
posterior
concave.
Belly
::
Belly (n.) The
hollow
part of a
curved
or bent
timber,
the
convex
part of which is the
back..
Roach
::
Roach (n.) A
convex
curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to
prevent
chafing,
or to
secure
a
better
fit..
Lenticular
::
Lenticular
(a.)
Resembling
a
lentil
in size or form;
having
the form of a
double-convex
lens.
Hyponasty
::
Hyponasty
(n.)
Downward
convexity,
or
convexity
of the
inferior
surface..
Concavo-convex
::
Concavo-convex
(a.)
Specifically,
having
such a
combination
of
concave
and
convex
sides as makes the focal axis the
shortest
line
between
them. See
Illust.
under
Lens..
Talon
::
Talon (n.) A kind of
molding,
concave
at the
bottom
and
convex
at the top; --
usually
called
an
ogee..
Hyponastic
::
Hyponastic
(a.)
Exhibiting
a
downward
convexity
caused
by
unequal
growth.
Cf.
Epinastic.
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