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convexes

convexes is the plural of convex.

Meaning of convex

Noun

convex (plural convexes)

  1. Any convex body or surface.
    • Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.1714, Royal Progress, Thomas Tickell
  2. A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
  3. A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
    • Of all the devices for defrauding at poker, the “shiner,” or “convex” […] Modern convexes are also considerably larger than those of former days.2019, John Philip Quinn, Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers
    Synonyms:
    shiner

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Questions about convexes

What is convexes the plural of?
Convexes is the plural of convex.

Words near convexes in the dictionary

  1. convex set
  2. convex sets
  3. convexed
  4. convexedly
  5. convexedness
  6. convexes
  7. convexifiability
  8. convexifiable
  9. convexification
  10. convexifications
  11. convexified

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