convex
/kənˈveks/kuhn-VEKS
/kənˈvɛks/kuhn-VEKS
Meaningcarried (outward) together
Common meaning: curving outward
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- vexto carry, conveyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1962 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to carry, convey’ → convex
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin vehō ‘to carry, convey’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vehō, p. 1962 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vehō, vēxī, vectum Latin “to carry, convey”
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