convexity

Noun
  1. The property possessed by a convex shape (synset 105077459)
    is a type of: configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    subtypes: bulginess, roundedness - the property possessed by a rounded convexity
    same as: convexness
  2. A shape that curves or bulges outward (synset 113886774)
    is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shape
    subtypes:
    • umbo - a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
    • camber - a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
    • entasis - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
    • knob, node, thickening - any thickened enlargement
    • ridge - any long raised strip
    • peak, point, tip - a V shape
    • taper - a convex shape that narrows toward a point
    • projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
    same as: convex shape

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