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Con"vex (?), a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex, concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See Vehicle.] Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave.

Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface. Whewell.

Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.

Con"vex, n. A convex body or surface.

Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. Tickell.

&fist; This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.

Con"vexed (? or ?), a. Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. Sir T. Browne.

Con*vex"ed*ly (?), adv. In a convex form; convexly. Sir T. Browne.

Con*vex"ed*ness, n. Convexity.

Con*vex"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Convexities (#). [L. convexitas: cf. F. convexitÚ.] The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.

A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley.

Con"vex*ly (?), adv. In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.

Con"vex*ness, n. The state of being convex; convexity.

Con*vex"o-con"cave (?or ?), a. Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be different. See Meniscus.

Con*vex"o-con"vex (?), a. Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.

Con*vex"o-plane` (?), a. Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano- convex.

Con*vey" (k&obreve;n*v&/amacr;"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed (- vād"); p. pr. & vb. n. Conveying.] [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See Viaduct, Voyage, and cf. Convoy.] 1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

I will convey them by sea in floats. 1 Kings v. 9.

Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak.

2. To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.

3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.

The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust. Spenser.

4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.

Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts. Locke.

5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]

I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means. Shak.

6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]

7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.