different between convex vs afocal
convex
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nv?ks/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nv?ks/
- The noun was often stressed on the second syllable by early writers, such as Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
Adjective
convex (comparative more convex, superlative most convex)
- curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) 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
Translations
Noun
convex (plural convexes)
- Any convex body or surface.
- 1714, Thomas Tickell, Royal Progress
- Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
- 1714, Thomas Tickell, Royal Progress
- (gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
- Coordinate term: concave
- (gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
- Synonym: shiner
- 2019, John Philip Quinn, Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers
- Of all the devices for defrauding at poker, the “shiner,” or “convex” […] Modern convexes are also considerably larger than those of former days.
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “convex”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convexus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kom?v?ks/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum?b?ks/
Adjective
convex (feminine convexa, masculine plural convexos, feminine plural convexes)
- convex
Antonyms
- còncau
Related terms
- convexitat
Further reading
- “convex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French convexe, from Latin convexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?v?ks/
- Hyphenation: con?vex
- Rhymes: -?ks
Adjective
convex (comparative convexer, superlative meest convex or convext)
- convex
- Synonym: bolrond
- Antonym: concaaf
Inflection
Derived terms
- biconvex
- convexiteit
Romanian
Etymology
From French convexe, from Latin convexus.
Adjective
convex m or n (feminine singular convex?, masculine plural convec?i, feminine and neuter plural convexe)
- convex
Declension
convex From the web:
- what convex means
- what convex polygon
- what convex mirror
- what convex lens
- what convex mirrors are used for
- what's convex and concave
- what convex lens can produce
- what convex lenses
afocal
English
Etymology
a- +? focal
Adjective
afocal (not comparable)
- (optics, of an imaging system) Not focused
- (optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)
Derived terms
- afocality
- afocally
Translations
French
Etymology
a- +? focal
Adjective
afocal (feminine singular afocale, masculine plural afocaux, feminine plural afocales)
- afocal
Portuguese
Adjective
afocal m or f (plural afocais, comparable)
- (optics, of a lens) afocal (having a focal point at infinity)
Romanian
Etymology
From French afocal
Adjective
afocal m or n (feminine singular afocal?, masculine plural afocali, feminine and neuter plural afocale)
- afocal
Declension
afocal From the web:
- what afocal mean
- what does focal mean
- what is a focal point
- what is afocal in art
- what does focal mean in art
- what is focal length
- what is a focal seizure
- what is afocal imaging
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