Definition of "convex"

convex

/ˈkɒn.vɛks/

adjective
comparative more convex, superlative most convex
1. Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
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  [D]rops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface; […]
  1837, William Whewell, “Earliest Stages of Astronomy”, in History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times. […], volume I, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […]; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: J. and J. J. Deighton, book III (History of Greek Astronomy), section 9 (The Globular Form of the Earth), page 150
2. (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph that is a convex set.
3. (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
4. (mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
noun
plural convexes
1. Any convex body or surface.
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  Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
  1714, Royal Progress, Thomas Tickell
2. (gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
3. (gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
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  Of all the devices for defrauding at poker, the “shiner,” or “convex” […] Modern convexes are also considerably larger than those of former days.
  2019, John Philip Quinn, Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers

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