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Convex Outwards Shape Concave Curves Feet Tall Weigh

英语单词 convex
英美音标 ['kɔnveks]
中文释义 adj.表面弯曲如球的外侧,凸起的
vocabulary简明 If something is bulging outwards in a curve, it's convex in shape. The surface of a soccer balls, old television screens, and eyeballs are all convex in shape.
vocabulary扩展 One of the most famous uses of a convex shape are the curving mirrors in a fun house. Not to be confused with its popular partner, the concave mirror, which curves inwards. How can you tell which is which? If you look like you're three feet tall and weigh 300 pounds, you're looking in a convex mirror. If you look like you're twelve feet tall weigh 30 pounds, you're looking in a concave mirror. Enjoy!
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凸起的;凸面的 Convex is used to describe something that curves outwards in the middle.
  • ...the large convex mirror above the fireplace.

    壁炉上方的大凸面镜

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