convex

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

   “[D]rops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface; […]”

2. sıfat having an epigraph that is a convex set.
3. sıfat having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
4. sıfat arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
5. isim Any convex body or surface.

   “Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.”

6. isim A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
7. isim A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.

   “Of all the devices for defrauding at poker, the “shiner,” or “convex” […] Modern convexes are also considerably larger than those of former days.”

8. fiil To form a convex curve or surface; to become convex.

   “In like manner the north pier will convex seaward, extending across the bay to the extent of 1000 feet from low water, terminating in about eight fathoms, leaving a clear entrance of 500 feet between the pier heads, the depth of the entrance being from seven to eight fathoms.”

9. fiil To cause to form a convex curve or surface; to make convex.

   “This will convex the fan and hold the cards more rigidly in place.”

10. fiil To circulate or cause to circulate in a curved path; to cause or exhibit convection.

    “The crystal/melt interface thus convexes into the melt; however, the convexity of the interface ( Figure 53 ) is not as strong as it is when the crucible does not rotate (Figure 52).”