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convex

/adjective kon-veks, kuhn-; noun kon-veks/US // adjective kɒnˈvɛks, kən-; noun ˈkɒn vɛks //UK // (ˈkɒnvɛks, kɒnˈvɛks) //

凸形,凸面,凸形的,凸

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a surface that is curved or rounded outward.Compare concave.
    • : Mathematics. having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°. having the property that for each pair of points in the set the line joining the points is wholly contained in the set.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a convex surface, part, or thing.

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Examples

  • In The Father, that’s the convex-mirror world Anthony, as played by Anthony Hopkins, finds himself in.

  • A convex shape cannot have a disproportionately small flat cut like the one in the dumbbell, but perhaps it could have a disproportionately small curved cut.

  • High-dimensional convex shapes are a central object of study not just for pure mathematicians but also for statisticians, machine learning researchers and other computer scientists working with high-dimensional data sets.

  • So for a 100-dimensional convex shape, for example, they knew that the best straight cut will expose at most about 10 times as much surface area as the very best cut.

  • A convex lens is fixated on a slanted ceiling emanating a faint amount of soft white light.

  • It is sometimes indented, with its convex side in contact with the periphery of the cell.

  • Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.

  • From his waistcoat pocket he took a little silver convex mirror and surveyed himself critically therein.

  • This insect is much less in size than the former, and is more convex.

  • The body is very convex:, having the thorax as wide as the abdomen, subquadrate, with very convex sides.