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CONVEXNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The property possessed by a convex shape

Synonyms:

convexity; convexness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("convexness" is a kind of...):

configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convexness"):

bulginess; roundedness (the property possessed by a rounded convexity)

Derivation:

convex (curving or bulging outward)

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