CONVEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does convex mean? 

• CONVEX (adjective)
  The adjective CONVEX has 1 sense:

1. curving or bulging outward

  Familiarity information: CONVEX used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVEX (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curving or bulging outward

Synonyms:

bulging; convex

Similar:

bell-shaped (having a convex shape that resembles a bell)

biconvex; convexo-convex; lenticular; lentiform (convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil)

broken-backed; hogged ((of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end)

convexo-concave (convex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavity)

gibbose; gibbous ((used of the moon) more than half full)

helmet-shaped (having the convex shape of a helmet)

planoconvex (flat on one side and convex on the other)

umbel-like; umbellate (resembling an umbel in form)

Also:

protrusive (thrusting outward)

Antonym:

concave (curving inward)

Derivation:

convexity (the property possessed by a convex shape)

convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

convexness (the property possessed by a convex shape)

 Context examples 

The rose or flesh-colored nose has a slightly convex shape called "Roman nose."

(Ibizan Hound, NCI Thesaurus)

A rounded convex section on the outer side of the head of the humerus where the supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor tendons attach.

(Greater Tuberosity, NCI Thesaurus)

The upper, convex surface of the bladder.

(Dome of the Bladder, NCI Thesaurus)

Each lung is irregularly conical in shape, presenting a blunt upper extremity (the apex), a concave base following the curve of the diaphragm, an outer convex surface (costal surface), an inner or mediastinal surface (mediastinal surface), a thin and sharp anterior border, and a thick and rounded posterior border.

(Lung, NCI Thesaurus)