Convex

//ˈkɒn.vɛks//

"Convex" in a Sentence (18 examples)

Life is not convex.

Any geometric programming problem can be transformed into a convex one.

If human life is convex, we can optimize it.

You were alive when you were born and you are alive at this moment, so you must have been alive at every point in between. That implies that everyone's life is convex.

He balanced the watch in his hand, gazed hard at the dial, opened the back, and examined the works, first with his naked eyes and then with a powerful convex lens.

Concave is the antonym of convex.

It combines concave and convex curves that rise cylindrically, giving the tower a silhouette that will vary depending on the location and angle from which it is viewed.

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

Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.

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

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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.

If the valve is ground excessively, the surfaces of the valve and cage will convex so that the sealing contact is poor.

With thin metal flashing, as it expands, the metal between the fasteners will convex.

The back edge of the saw being under the lip of the cleat, use the anvil for a fulcrum and press down on the edge of the saw opposite, which will convex the plate, as the springing up concaved it, and the action of the fast and loose will be the reverse; that is, the fast will go down and the loose come up.

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

In one moment the body will convex the checkered blanket, and later—the featureless absence;

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).

The lid on will convex the heat and you'll need that after it's been chilled.

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