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convessa

Convessa is an Italian adjective meaning convex in the feminine form. It is the feminine singular form of convesso and is used to describe shapes or surfaces that curve outward. In Italian geometry and everyday language, convessa describes feminine nouns, as in superficie convessa (convex surface) or figura convessa (convex figure). The masculine counterpart is convesso, as in poliedro convesso (convex polyhedron). In optics, the phrase lente convessa refers to a convex lens, with lente being feminine.

The word derives from Latin convexus, passing through Italian as convesso, with convessa forming through standard

See also

- Convex

- Convexity

Notes

- Convessa is primarily a language-specific form and is not a separate technical term in English. It

Italian
gender
agreement.
In
English-language
mathematics
and
science
texts,
the
term
convex
is
used
for
all
genders,
and
convessa
is
typically
encountered
only
in
Italian-language
contexts
or
translations.
appears
in
Italian
descriptions
of
geometry
and
optics
and
reflects
gendered
adjective
usage
in
that
language.