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CONVEX SHAPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does convex shape mean? 

CONVEX SHAPE (noun)
  The noun CONVEX SHAPE has 1 sense:

1. a shape that curves or bulges outwardplay

  Familiarity information: CONVEX SHAPE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONVEX SHAPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A shape that curves or bulges outward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

convex shape; convexity

Hypernyms ("convex shape" is a kind of...):

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convex shape"):

umbo (a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)

camber (a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road))

entasis (a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight)

knob; node; thickening (any thickened enlargement)

ridge (any long raised strip)

peak; point; tip (a V shape)

taper (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)

projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)


 Context examples 


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

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