Convex vs Hump - What's the difference?
convex | hump |
curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
* Whewell
(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.
Any convex body or surface.
* Tickell
A mound of earth.
A rounded mass, especially a fleshy mass such as on a camel.
A speed hump.
(rft-sense) A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
(slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
(British, slang) A bad mood.
(slang) A painfully boorish person.
To bend something into a hump.
(slang) To carry something, especially with some exertion.
(slang) To carry, especially with some exertion.
(intransitive) To dry-hump.
(slang) To have sex with.
(slang) To have sex.
As an adjective convex
is curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle.As a noun convex
is any convex body or surface.As a proper noun hump is
the himalayas, as the challenge for the supply route between india and china.convex
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.
Antonyms
* concaveDerived terms
* convex combination * convex setNoun
(es)- Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
References
* ----hump
English
Noun
(wikipedia hump) (en noun)- get the hump''', have the '''hump''', take the '''hump .
- That guy is such a hump !