English word convex comes from Latin con-, Latin vehere
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| vehere | Latin (lat) | |
| convexus | Latin (lat) | Convex or concave (depending on context). Inclined (sloping downwards). Vaulted, arched, rounded. |
| convexe | Middle French (frm) | |
| convex | English (eng) | Any convex body or surface. (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.. (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.. (mathematics, not comparable, of a set) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within [...] |