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a.
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
n.
Convexity.
v. t.
To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything.
adv.
In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.
a.
Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.
dv.
In a convex form; convexly.
a.
Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n.
n.
The state of being convex; convexity.
pl.
of Convexity
n.
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
a.
Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.
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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.
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Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.
n.
A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure.
a.
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
n.
A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
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A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.
a.
Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.
n.
A convex body or surface.
n.
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
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