convex

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These are examples of what Block describes as convex trades, which have a non-linear, upward payoff profile but have limited downside exposure to adverse moves.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The bottle has an unusual convex base, meaning it cannot stand upright, and it is made of coarse glass, full of tiny air bubbles.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

On a convex or tubular structure such as the outside surface of a blood vessel, cells tend to move circumferentially around the shape.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

Some of the houses have facades that are either concave or convex, depending on what side of the street they’re on.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

Orr studied Yossarian over his shoulder, his moist lips drawn back around convex rows of large buck teeth.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller