Hypertext Webster Gateway: "convexity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Convexities}. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
convexity
n 1: the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: {convexness}]
2: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: {convex shape}]
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