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Convex vs Bowed - What's the difference?

convex | bowed |

As adjectives the difference between convex and bowed

is that convex is curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle while bowed is having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow.

As a noun convex

is any convex body or surface.

As a verb bowed is

past tense of bow.

convex

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
  • * Whewell
    • Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.
  • (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 the set.
  • (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
  • (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.

    • Antonyms

    * concave

    Derived terms

    * convex combination * convex set

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any convex body or surface.
  • * Tickell
    • Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.

    References

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    bowed

    English

    Pronunciation 1

    * *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bow)

    • Pronunciation 2

    * *

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow