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Convexo-convex :: Convexo-convex (a.) Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a..

Outbowed :: Outbowed (a.) Convex; curved outward.

Convexly :: Convexly (adv.) In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..

Omphaloptic :: Omphaloptic (n.) An optical glass that is convex on both sides.

Talon :: Talon (n.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee..

Flesher :: Flesher (n.) A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife..

Convex :: Convex (n.) A convex body or surface.

Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles..

Meniscoid :: Meniscoid (a.) Concavo-convex, like a meniscus..

Cyme :: Cyme (n.) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the opening of the blossoms..

Semilenticular :: Semilenticular (a.) Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.

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..

Hyponasty :: Hyponasty (n.) Downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface..

Reversal :: Reversal (n.) The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens..

Convexedly :: Convexedly (dv.) In a convex form; convexly.

Diacaustic :: Diacaustic (n.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery..

Boultin :: Boultin (n.) A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo..

Convexedness :: Convexedness (n.) Convexity.

Gibbous :: Gibbous (a.) Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon..

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