Con"vex (?), a. [L. convexus
vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to bring
together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.] 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.
Double convex, convex on both sides;
convexo-convex.
Con"vex, n. A convex body or
surface.
Half heaven's convex glitters with the
flame.
Tickell.
☞ This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early
writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.