convex
adjective /ˈkɒnveks/
/ˈkɑːnveks/
- enlarge image(of an outline or a surface
) curving out外形或表面 凸出的;凸面的 - a convex lens/mirror
凸透镜;凸镜 - The surface is slightly convex.
表面略凸。
Topics Colours and Shapesc2- A convex lens is thicker at its centre than at its edges.
凸透镜的中心比边缘厚。 - A reflection in a convex mirror is smaller than the same reflection in a flat mirror.
凸面镜的反射比平面镜的反射小。
Collocations DictionaryConvex is used with these nouns:- mirror
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin convexus ‘vaulted, arched’. - a convex lens/mirror