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convex
left to right: biconvex,
plano-convex, and
convexo-concave lenses

con·vex

 (kŏn′vĕks′, kən-vĕks′)
adj.
Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere.

[Latin convexus; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

con′vex′ly adv.
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Adv.1.convexly - in a convex way; "bulging out convexly"
concavely - in a concave way; "shaped concavely"
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konvexně
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It is worth noting that the nonlinear AC power flow constraints can be convexly relaxed [10].
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