What does the word convex mean?(do not get it from merriwm webster,I alreday checked and it doean't work)?

Answer 1

curving outwards like a segment of a globe

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the left hand side of this bracket would be a concave lens

the right hand side of this lens would be a convex lens

If you were to shine a laser through the top half of a lens (left to right) like this then a convex one would cause the laser to vere toward some upper extremity, behaving like a convex lens, similarly shining the laser through from right to left the lens would be like a concave lens, causing the light to vere toward the centre to a lower extermity

Hope this helped :)

Interesting fact:
Laser is not a word, it actually stands for:
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation
.........Just thought I'd tell you that, can't you tell I'm bored and over educated! (as well as full of useless information)

Answer 2

Convex is the opposite of concave.

Think of the "cave" part of the word concave. You can walk into a cave, so concave means pushing in.

Convex is the opposite. Think of a pregnant lady's belly. It pushes out. That's convex!

Answer 3

Convex and concave...

Concave mirror "caves" in...like a satellite dish
Convex mirror is in the opposite direction, bulging outwards

Answer 4

if you are talking about geometry....convex is an outward curve. and concave is an inward curve. It's hard to explain with just words. when i had geometry, my textbook really helped with pictures. if you dont have a book, try glencoe.com

Answer 5

Convex means that something is humped up, or curved out. If something is concave, it is sunken in.

Answer 6

con·vex (k¼n“vµks”, k…n-vµks“) adj. Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere. --con“vex”ly adv.

Answer 7

covex-outwardly curving

it means like it curves way out of a specified area