convex

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Recent Examples of convex Concave tiles, which curve inward, and convex tiles, which curve outward, are installed at different levels along the seawall. Sara Pezeshk, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025 Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes? IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2020 Its double-curved façade has gentle convex and concave curves that give the impression of movement, as if the ship was gliding through water. Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The convex roof sat atop a disk, held up by great ionic pillars circling the temple. Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for convex
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Adjective
  • His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.
    Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.
    William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
Adjective
  • Behind the headband is where things get sculptural, with three bulbous bouffants stacked on top of one another, each smaller than the one in front of it.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 5 May 2025
  • In another bathroom, the firm designed a bulbous vanity covered in parchment leather with a waterproof high-gloss finish.
    Tim McKeough, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, China’s RT-G, a spherical amphibious robot, operates in extreme environments, reaching speeds of 22 mph and enduring 4-ton impacts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
  • But Langbroek and others believe the landing capsule itself — a spherical object about 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter — has been circling the world in a highly elliptical orbit for the past 53 years, gradually dropping in altitude.
    Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Galaxy Buds Pro also feature a streamlined, minimally protrusive shape that allows for limited contact with the open air and a unique chamber and mesh filters that cut out disruptive wind interference for clearer-sounding calls no matter the weather.
    Zarah Kavarana, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Lumbar support on the mesh back is very good and the curve is well-placed and protrusive enough to support my slightly more pronounced back curvature perfectly.
    Corey Gaskin and Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020

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“Convex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convex. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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