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convex
[kon´veks]having a rounded, somewhat elevated surface.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
con·vex
(kon'veks, kŏn-veks'),Applied to a surface that is evenly curved outward, the segment of a sphere.
[L. convexus, vaulted, arched, convex, fr. con-veho, to bring together]
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con·vex
(kon-veks')Applied to a surface that is evenly curved outward, as the segment of a sphere.
[L. convexus, vaulted, arched, convex, fr. con-veho, to bring together]
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convex
Having a surface curved like the exterior of a sphere. See converging lens; convex mirror.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
con·vex
(kon'veks)Denotes surface evenly curved outward, segment of a sphere.
[L. convexus, vaulted, arched, convex, fr. con-veho, to bring together]
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