| Main Entry: | convex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rounded, curving outward |
Synonyms: |
arched, bent, biconvex, bulged, bulging, bulgy, gibbous, outcurved, protuberant, raised |
| Notes: | convex (from Latin convexus 'arched, vaulted') refers to a surface that curves outward, concave (from Latin concavus 'hollow') to a surface that curves inward |
Antonyms: |
concave, depressed, sinking |
| Main Entry: | convex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
convex, arched, bellied, biconvex, bloated, bold, bombous, bossed, bosselated, bossy, bowed, bulbiform, bulbous, bunchy, clavated, corniform, cornute, gibbous, hemispheric, hummocky, in relief, lenticular, lentiform, maniform, nodular, odontoid, papulos, papulous, projecting, prominent, protuberant, raised, salient, tuberculous, tuberous, tumorous
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