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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 outward
Familiarity information: CONVEX SHAPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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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