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View definitions for convex

convex

adjective as in rounded, curving outward

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A convex lens is fixated on a slanted ceiling emanating a faint amount of soft white light.

It is sometimes indented, with its convex side in contact with the periphery of the cell.

Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.

From his waistcoat pocket he took a little silver convex mirror and surveyed himself critically therein.

This insect is much less in size than the former, and is more convex.

The body is very convex:, having the thorax as wide as the abdomen, subquadrate, with very convex sides.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to convex, such as: bulging, arched, bent, biconvex, null, and bulgy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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