convex

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.vɛks/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective curving or bulging outward

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bulging

Semantic network

Similar
bell-shaped, gibbous, broken-backed, umbellate
Opposite (antonyms)
concave

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