annulus vs convex

annulus

noun
  • A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure. 

  • The ring of the sun not covered by the moon in an annular solar eclipse. 

  • Structure in a fern that consists of differentially thick-walled cells on a sporangium that bend and distort as a result of drying. 

  • The region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii. 

  • The membranous remnants of a partial veil which leaves a ring on the stem of a mushroom. 

  • The space contained between the centre well bore and any external tubing. Sometimes used for separated gas flow. 

  • Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radius. 

convex

noun
  • Any convex body or surface. 

  • A playing card made convex for use in cheating. 

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

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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