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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Convex

/kən-vĕks'/ · Con·vex · IPA /ˈkɑn.vɛks/
01 a. Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when v…
  1. 1.
    Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave.
    “Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.” — Whewell.
Phrases & compounds
Double convex — convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
02 n. A convex body or surface.
  1. 1.
    A convex body or surface.
    “Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.” — Tickell.