Word Meanings - CONVEXO-CONVEX - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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CONVEXED
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. Sir T. Browne.
CONVEXEDNESS
Convexity.
CONVEX
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. Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a
CONVEXO-PLANE
Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.
CONVEXNESS
The state of being convex; convexity.
CONVEXLY
In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.
CONVEXO-CONCAVE
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.
CONVEXO-CONVEX
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CONVEXEDLY
In a convex form; convexly. Sir T. Browne.
CONVEXITY
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness. A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley.
PLANO-CONVEX
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
CONCAVO-CONVEX
Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens. (more info) 1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.
BICONVEX
Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.