Convex vs Ophthalmometer - What's the difference?
convex | ophthalmometer |
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
(physiology) An instrument for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.
As nouns the difference between convex and ophthalmometer
is that convex is any convex body or surface while ophthalmometer is (physiology) an instrument for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.As an adjective convex
is curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle.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.