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CONVEXNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)