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convex

con.vex \ka:n-'veks; 'ka:n-., k*n-'\ aj [MF or L+ mf convexe, fr. L 
   convexus vaulted, concave, convex, fr.]com- + -vexus (akin to OE wo-h 
   crooked, bent) : curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere or circle  
   - con.vex.ly av