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   Convex , 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, n. A convex body or surface.
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   Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
   Tickell.
   
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   ☞ This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
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