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  • 51convex — Applied to a surface that is evenly curved outward, the segment of a sphere. [L. convexus, vaulted, arched, c., fr. con veho, to bring together] high c. the segment of a sphere of short radius. low c. the segment of a sphere of long radius. * * * …

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  • 52Convex Software Library — The Convex Software Library is an open source client side library that runs as a hidden applet in a Web browser and provides XForms support for browsers that do not support the World Wide Web Consortium standard. It is a subproject of the Chiba… …

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  • 53convex mirror — a mirror with a convex reflecting surface …

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  • 54convex — See concave. See concave, convex …

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  • 55convex — adj. Convex is used with these nouns: ↑mirror …

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  • 56CONVEX — (Wirtschaftseinrichtung) DFN Kürzel für CONVEX Computer GmbH (Mitglied im DFN) …

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  • 57CONVEX — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index convex noun bill2, bulge, bump (2), nose verb bulge, poke concave depression, hole adjective …

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  • 58convex — con|vex [ kən veks, kan,veks ] adjective a convex surface curves outward, rather than being flat or curving inward ─ compare CONCAVE …

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  • 59convex — [16] Convex was borrowed from Latin convexus, mainly an architectural term meaning ‘arched, vaulted’. The element vexus probably came from vehere ‘carry’ (source of English vehicle), the notion being that vaults are ‘carried together’ (Latin com… …

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  • 60CONVEX — (Wirtschaftseinrichtung) DFN Kürzelfür CONVEX Computer GmbH (Mitglied im DFN) …

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