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convex
(encz) | convex,konvexní adj: [mat.] |
Convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,
concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See
Vehicle.]
Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;
regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical
surface or curved line when viewed from without, in
opposition to concave.
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Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures
with a convex surface. --Whewell.
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Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
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Convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, n.
A convex body or surface.
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Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
--Tickell.
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Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early
writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
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convex
(wn) | convex
adj 1: curving or bulging outward [syn: convex, bulging]
[ant: concave] |
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biconvex
(encz) | biconvex,bikonvexní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
concavo-convex
(encz) | concavo-convex,dutovypuklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
convex bank
(encz) | convex bank,konvexní břeh (toku) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convex lens
(encz) | convex lens, n: |
convex polygon
(encz) | convex polygon, n: |
convex polyhedron
(encz) | convex polyhedron, n: |
convex shape
(encz) | convex shape, n: |
convexity
(encz) | convexity,konvexnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
convexly
(encz) | convexly, |
convexness
(encz) | convexness, n: |
convexo-concave
(encz) | convexo-concave, adj: |
convexo-convex
(encz) | convexo-convex, adj: |
nonconvex pollution curves
(encz) | nonconvex pollution curves,nekonvexní křivky znečištění [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
planoconvex
(encz) | planoconvex,ploskovypuklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
regular convex polyhedron
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regular convex solid
(encz) | regular convex solid, n: |
Biconvex
(gcide) | Biconvex \Bi*con"vex\, a. [Pref. bi- + convex.]
Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
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biconvex convexo-convex lenticular lentiform
(gcide) | bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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Concavo-convex
(gcide) | Concavo-convex \Con*ca`vo-con"vex\, a.
1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an
eggshell or a crescent.
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2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of
concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the
shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.
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Convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,
concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See
Vehicle.]
Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;
regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical
surface or curved line when viewed from without, in
opposition to concave.
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Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures
with a convex surface. --Whewell.
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Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
[1913 Webster]Convex \Con"vex\, n.
A convex body or surface.
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Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
--Tickell.
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Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early
writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
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Convexed
(gcide) | Convexed \Con"vexed\ (? or ?), a.
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Convexedly
(gcide) | Convexedly \Con*vex"ed*ly\, adv.
In a convex form; convexly. --Sir T. Browne.
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Convexedness
(gcide) | Convexedness \Con*vex"ed*ness\, n.
Convexity.
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Convexities
(gcide) | Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convexities. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
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A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
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Convexity
(gcide) | Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convexities. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
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A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
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Convexly
(gcide) | Convexly \Con"vex*ly\, adv.
In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.
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Convexness
(gcide) | Convexness \Con"vex*ness\, n.
The state of being convex; convexity.
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Convexo-concave
(gcide) | Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.
Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of
the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be
different. See Meniscus.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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convexo-concave
(gcide) | Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.
Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of
the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be
different. See Meniscus.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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Convexo-convex
(gcide) | Convexo-convex \Con*vex"o-con"vex\, a.
Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.
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Convexo-plane
(gcide) | Convexo-plane \Con*vex"o-plane`\, a.
Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.
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Double convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,
concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See
Vehicle.]
Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;
regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical
surface or curved line when viewed from without, in
opposition to concave.
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Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures
with a convex surface. --Whewell.
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Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
[1913 Webster]Double \Dou"ble\ (d[u^]b"'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF.
doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root
of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr.
diplo`os double. See Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma,
Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;
made twice as large or as much, etc.
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Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2
Kings ii. 9.
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Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.
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2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set
together; coupled.
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[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake,
Float double, swan and shadow. --Wordsworth.
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3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the
other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
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With a double heart do they speak. -- Ps. xii. 2.
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4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably
increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result
of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens
and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants
have their blossoms naturally double.
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Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound
word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,
quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.
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Double base, or Double bass (Mus.), the largest and
lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the
contrabasso or violone.
Double convex. See under Convex.
Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or
composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by
setting one of them an octave higher or lower.
Double court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four
players, two on each side.
Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark ([dag]) next to
the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.
Double drum (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both
ends.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States having the
value of 20 dollars.
Double entry. See under Bookkeeping.
Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists
support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.
See Illust. of Double-framed floor.
Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders
into which the binding joists are framed.
Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.
Double letter.
(a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
(b) A mail requiring double postage.
Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the
semibreve; a breve. See Breve.
Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,
or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
Double pica. See under Pica.
Double play (Baseball), a play by which two players are put
out at the same time.
Double plea (Law), a plea alleging several matters in
answer to the declaration, where either of such matters
alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.
Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two
branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of
a curve are called double points, since they possess most
of the properties of double points (see Conjugate). They
are also called acnodes, and those points where the
branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes.
The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.
Double quarrel. (Eccl. Law) See Duplex querela, under
Duplex.
Double refraction. (Opt.) See Refraction.
Double salt. (Chem.)
(a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been
saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the
double carbonate of sodium and potassium,
NaKCO3.6H2O.
(b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as
common alum, which consists of the sulphate of
aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.
Double shuffle, a low, noisy dance.
Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of
monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver
standard, both of which are made legal tender.
Double star (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as
to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such
stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be
physically connected so that they revolve round their
common center of gravity, and in the latter case are
called also binary stars.
Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick.
Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes
with an air space between them.
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Plano-convex
(gcide) | Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a
plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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planoconvex
(gcide) | Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a
plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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biconvex
(wn) | biconvex
adj 1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn:
biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform] |
concavo-convex
(wn) | concavo-convex
adj 1: concave on one side and convex on the other with the
concavity being greater than the convexity |
convex lens
(wn) | convex lens
n 1: lens such that a beam of light passing through it is
brought to a point or focus [syn: converging lens,
convex lens] |
convex polygon
(wn) | convex polygon
n 1: a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or
vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two
points [ant: concave polygon] |
convex polyhedron
(wn) | convex polyhedron
n 1: a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon |
convex shape
(wn) | convex shape
n 1: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: convex shape,
convexity] |
convexity
(wn) | convexity
n 1: the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: convexity,
convexness]
2: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: convex shape,
convexity] |
convexly
(wn) | convexly
adv 1: in a convex way; "bulging out convexly" [ant:
concavely] |
convexness
(wn) | convexness
n 1: the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: convexity,
convexness] |
convexo-concave
(wn) | convexo-concave
adj 1: convex on one side and concave on the other with the
convexity being greater than the concavity |
convexo-convex
(wn) | convexo-convex
adj 1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn:
biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform] |
planoconvex
(wn) | planoconvex
adj 1: flat on one side and convex on the other |
regular convex polyhedron
(wn) | regular convex polyhedron
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: regular polyhedron, regular convex solid,
regular convex polyhedron, Platonic body, {Platonic
solid}, ideal solid] |
regular convex solid
(wn) | regular convex solid
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: regular polyhedron, regular convex solid,
regular convex polyhedron, Platonic body, {Platonic
solid}, ideal solid] |
convex computer corporation
(foldoc) | Convex Computer Corporation
A mini-super-computer manufacturer.
Address: Richardson, Texas, USA.
(1995-03-01)
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convex hull
(foldoc) | convex hull
For a set S in space, the smallest
convex set containing S. In two dimensions, a convex hull
is the shape of a rubber band stretched around the set S.
(1997-08-03)
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