NOUN | attribute | convexity, convexness | the property possessed by a convex shape |
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shape | convexity, convex shape | a shape that curves or bulges outward |
Meaning | The property possessed by a convex shape. | |
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Synonym | convexness | |
Narrower | roundedness, bulginess | The property possessed by a rounded convexity |
Broader | shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) |
Spanish | convexidad | |
Catalan | convexitat | |
Adjectives | convex | curving or bulging outward |
Meaning | A shape that curves or bulges outward. | |
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Synonym | convex shape | |
Narrower | camber | A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) |
entasis | A slight convexity in the shaft of a column | |
node, knob, thickening | Any thickened enlargement | |
point, tip, peak | A V shape | |
projection | Any solid convex shape that juts out from something | |
ridge | Any long raised strip | |
taper | A convex shape that narrows toward a point | |
umbo | A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum | |
Broader | solid | A three-dimensional shape |
Spanish | convexidad | |
Catalan | convexitat | |
Adjectives | convex | curving or bulging outward |
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