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Convex vs Protrusion - What's the difference?

convex | protrusion |

As nouns the difference between convex and protrusion

is that convex is any convex body or surface while protrusion is the act of protruding.

As an adjective convex

is curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle.

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

    * ----

    protrusion

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of protruding.
  • (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
  • (countable) Anything that protrudes.
  • See also

    * hernia