convex
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
Other meanings
having an epigraph that is a convex set.
having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
Synonyms
- bulging
Antonyms
- concave
Related words
- convexed
- macroconvex
- microconvex
- multiconvex
- biconvex
- concavo-convex
- convex combination
- convex envelope
- lower convex envelope
- convex function
- convex hull
- convex lens
Word history
From Latin "convexus" (arched).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “convex” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.