Con"vex , n. A convex body
or surface.
Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
Tickell.
&fist; This word was often pronounced con-vex' by
early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
Con"vex (?), a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to
bring together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.]
Rising
or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant
or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave.
Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.
Whewell.
Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
Hear it pronounced