alveolate vs convex

alveolate

adj
  • Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. 

noun
  • A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. 

convex

noun
  • A playing card made convex for use in cheating. 

  • A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards. 

  • Any convex body or surface. 

adj
  • arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set. 

  • Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. 

  • having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees. 

  • having an epigraph that is a convex set. 

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