different between convex vs conclave

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nv?ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nv?ks/
• The noun was often stressed on the second syllable by early writers, such as Milton, and occasionally by later poets.

Adjective

convex (comparative more convex, superlative most convex)

1. curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle
   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences

     Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface.

2. (mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
3. (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
4. (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph which is a convex set.

Antonyms

• concave

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

convex (plural convexes)

1. Any convex body or surface.
   • 1714, Thomas Tickell, Royal Progress

     Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.

2. (gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.

   Coordinate term: concave

3. (gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.

   Synonym: shiner

   • 2019, John Philip Quinn, Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers

     Of all the devices for defrauding at poker, the “shiner,” or “convex” […] Modern convexes are also considerably larger than those of former days.

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “convex”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convexus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom?v?ks/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum?b?ks/

Adjective

convex (feminine convexa, masculine plural convexos, feminine plural convexes)

1. convex

Antonyms

• còncau

Related terms

• convexitat

Further reading

• “convex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French convexe, from Latin convexus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ks/
• Hyphenation: con?vex
• Rhymes: -?ks

Adjective

convex (comparative convexer, superlative meest convex or convext)

1. convex

   Synonym: bolrond

   Antonym: concaaf

Inflection

Derived terms

• biconvex
• convexiteit

Romanian

Etymology

From French convexe, from Latin convexus.

Adjective

convex m or n (feminine singular convex?, masculine plural convec?i, feminine and neuter plural convexe)

1. convex

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French conclave, from Latin conclave (“room that may be locked up”), from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + cl?vis (“key”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n.?kle?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n.kle?v/

Noun

conclave (plural conclaves)

1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
2. The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.
   • February 22, 1685, Robert South, a sermon preached at Westminster Abbey

     It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal.

3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

Derived terms

• in conclave: engaged in a secret meeting; said of a group of people.

Related terms

• clave
• clavis

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conclave.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ko??kla.v?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ku??kla.b?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ko??kla.ve/

Noun

conclave m (plural conclaves)

1. conclave

   Synonym: conclau

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.klav/

Noun

conclave m (plural conclaves)

1. conclave

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conclave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon?kla.ve/

Noun

conclave m (plural conclavi)

1. conclave

Derived terms

• conclavista

Latin

Etymology

From con- +? cl?vis (key).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon?kla?.u?e/, [k???k??ä?u??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?kla.ve/, [k???kl??v?]

Noun

concl?ve n (genitive concl?vis); third declension

1. room, chamber
2. enclosed space that can be locked
3. dining hall

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Descendants

• Catalan: conclave
• English: conclave
• French: conclave
• Italian: conclave
• Portuguese: conclave
• Russian: ???????? (konkláv)
• Spanish: cónclave

References

• conclave in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• conclave in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• conclave in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• conclave in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• conclave in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• conclave in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin