Defn: A convex body or surface.
Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. Tickell.
Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by
Milton, and occasionallyby later poets.
CONVEXED
Con"vexed ( or ), a.
Defn: Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. Sir T. Browne.
CONVEXEDLY
Con*vex"ed*ly, dv.
Defn: In a convex form; convexly. Sir T. Browne.
CONVEXEDNESS
Con*vex"ed*ness, n.
Defn: Convexity.
CONVEXITY Con*vex"i*ty, n.; pl. Convexities. Etym: [L. convexitas: cf. F. convexité.]
Defn: The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley.