| 单词 | convexity |
| 例句 | The smoothly concave back sets off the ballooning convexity of thighs, belly, arms, and breasts on the front. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The convexity will cause some distortion. The reflections size should be off by a factor of—” “Would you speak English?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They wore printed rayon party dresses, wrinkled now and clinging to their convexities. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was set in its habitual glower, the corners bent downward in perfect convexity, and his ashen head blended seamlessly into the white clouds overhead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mughal ceilings, let your mirrored convexities multiply me at once under your spell tonight. Poem: Tonight 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z As yields fall investors increase their hedges on mortgages, a process known as convexity hedging. For signs that the stocks panic is over, watch bonds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z A research staff works on a trading floor behind convexities of smoked glass, at cockpit-like desks of kid-glove Bentley leather with three screens apiece. Selling Airborne Opulence to the Upper Upper Upper Class 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z He called them a good convexity trade with low downside and large upside. DoubleLine's Gundlach says Fed should not raise rates in December 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Ray introduced Candace, a young woman in a black sports bra and shorts, who was apparently unhappy with a slight convexity to her abdomen. The Enduring Promise of a Thinner You 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z It is not strictly a bowl, because there is no neck constriction: the vessel curves in unbroken convexity up to the rim. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z “These convexity flow continue to hammer rates lower and only now are risk assets actually catching up, which is again threatening to create yet another leg lower in rates,” Goldberg said. For signs that the stocks panic is over, watch bonds 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Gold tooling on the back is more difficult on account of its convexity. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The nasal septum is nearly always straight; the only departure from this condition is a 4 per cent incidence of convexity. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Its high polish and convexity has often induced lapidaries to have it set in rings and other jewels, to which marvellous powers were attached. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Round′-up, the forming of upward curves: the bringing together of all the cattle in a ranch: a finishing of an arrangement: the convexity of a deck.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Lordosis, lor-dō′sis, n. abnormal curvature of the spinal column, the convexity towards the front. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z This bifurcation has always, and with good reason, been ascribed to the protruding convexity of the South American continent at these two promontories. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Not only had convexity of surface, as a means of carrying off the water, been disregarded, but the road was frequently hollow in the middle and everywhere cut into deep ruts. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z It presents two: one superior, with its convexity looking upwards; the other inferior, the convexity of which is turned downwards. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z There are twenty-four molars, six on each side of each jaw; their crowns are marked with two double crescents, the convexity of which is turned inwards in the upper, and outwards in the lower jaw. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z My own belief is that the term is purely descriptive and is applied to a convexity in the slope of a hill. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z The dunes of Gascony, which sometimes exceed three hundred feet in height, present the same concavity and convexity of vertical cross-section. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Recently W. W. Graves has called attention to a malformation of the vertebral border of the scapula which consists in a concavity instead of the normal convexity of the bone. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z Briefly, there is in quadrupeds one dorso-lumbar curve; and not both a dorsal and a lumbar, with convexities in opposite directions. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The usual dorso-median lobe is lacking but its position is indicated by a gently rounded convexity. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 2011-10-07T02:00:22.027Z The convexity of the fruit next the base and the apex is the same. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Mary had a wholly different figure and a different presence; her head was upright, her spine straight; in her back there was no convexity either vertically or transversely. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z The cornea is quite continuous with the sclerotic but has a greater convexity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The great tuberosity is divided into three parts—summit, convexity, and crest; these different parts give insertion to the muscles of the shoulder. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The quay, or landing, is semicircular in shape, the upper terrace, or bench, about one hundred feet in height, is likewise semicircular, the convexity being toward the river and lake. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The convexity of the fruit next the base and the apex is the same. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z My wishes were speedily gratified: in a short time the flattened gallery began at one end to be raised to its former convexity, and the animal rapidly advanced. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z You make me sad to think of the long leagues and the monstrous convexity of the earth separating me from your camp in the redwoods. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z If we examine the gluteal region as a whole by looking at the thigh from the side, we plainly see the graceful curve produced by the general convexity above indicated. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z North of that river the parallel chains of the Jura form an arc of a circle with its convexity towards the north-west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z A convexity is imparted to the joint faces in order to favour the expulsion of slag and dirt during the closing of the joint; these undesirable matters become entangled between concave faces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Minute bands of muscle in the choroid can alter the convexity of the lens, and thus adapt its focus to the position of objects at different distances. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Gradually the convexity disappeared and the surface of the two stones became flat or very nearly so. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The greater convexity of the outer portion of the hoof is found equally on the human foot; the external border of this foot is more convex than the opposite one. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The lips are thick, but not protruding, sometimes showing a pronounced convexity between the upper lip and the nose. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The existence of the internal cone and the subsequent thermal effect lead to slight convexity of surface in the outer cone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The trees and bushes lost their convexity and brilliance, their natural colours mingled with the grey distance, and they appeared only as flat and completely black forms with weird contours. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z “The apparent convexity of the cheeks,” says Winckelmann, “which in many heads appears greater than natural, contributes to this rotundity: it is not, however, ideal, but taken from natural beauty.” Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The back of the head is sometimes rounded as among birds, showing a smooth pear-shaped posterior convexity in the region of the brain. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z It has a sharp-pointed blade, about 35 in. long, without any cutting edge, and the guard, or shell, is bowl-shaped, having its convexity towards the point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In the east a well-defined mountain system runs nearly parallel to the Black Sea coast from Batum to Sinope, forming a gentle curve with its convexity facing southwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Usually the degree of convexity is not the same horizontally as it is vertically, so that the rays from an object, instead of converging into one focus, meet in more than one. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Between isotonic solutions the surface is plane, whilst it is curved between solutions of different osmotic pressures, the convexity being directed towards the hypertonic solution. The Mechanism of Life In the Reptilia the medulla has a marked flexure with a ventral convexity, and an undoubted cerebral cortex for the first time makes its appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The warping does not produce a marked convexity in transverse section, but does so in longitudinal section. Kyphosis and other Variations in Soft-shelled Turtles On its southern side the plateau is bounded by the high chains of the Taurus and the Anti-Taurus, which form a crescent with its convexity facing southwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" There are differences also of another kind no less remarkable, as in size, the length of their muzzles, and the convexity of their foreheads. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is calculated that, from this height, the eye could reach sixty-eight leagues, or about 170 of our miles, without being intercepted by the convexity of the earth. Narrative of a Journey to the Summit of Mont Blanc The third to appear has a ventral convexity and is known as the pontine, since it marks the site of the future pons Varolii; it resembles the permanent flexure in the reptilian brain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Among others, the tower of Malaga Cathedral appeared to rise solitarily from the water, the church and town being hidden by the convexity of the sea's surface. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. She was a meek woman, with a comfortable convexity of person, which, however, did not seem to give her confidence. Anne But at every point the concavity corresponds exactly to the convexity. Naturalism And Religion Old Bill proposed it; there was no opposition offered by his young companions,—and, without further parley, the four went floundering down the sloping side of the sand-hill, into the sheltered convexity at its base. The Boy Slaves In a state of repose, its upper surface forms an arch, the convexity of which is toward the chest. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) The gentle convexity caused by aqueous erosion.and which modify, to a great degree, both the evidences of stratification and this external form. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Suppose, now, that in place of an orange, which is a spheroid of very slight oblateness, we take a spheroid of very great oblateness, shaped somewhat like a lens of small convexity. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I But that is a matter of taste, I thought, and man is partly responsible for either convexity. The Book of Khalid Swift-rising fame, on early wing, mounts up, To the convexity of bending Heaven, And writes each name, who fought with us this day, In fairest character, amidst the stars. The Battle of Bunkers-Hill This humor is more convex on the posterior than on the anterior surface, and, in different portions of the surface of each, the convexity varies from their oval character. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) We have seen that the action of water over any surface universally, whether falling, as in rain, or sweeping, as a torrent, induces convexity of form. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) If a person's sight is thus corrected for distant objects, he can still see near objects quite plainly, as the lens will accommodate its convexity for them. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use Lordosis or anterior curvature of the spine with the convexity forwards, is chiefly met with in the lumbar region as an exaggeration of the natural curvature. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The skull of the White Head hath not beginning, but its end is the convexity of its joining together, which is extended, and shineth. Hebrew Literature The different degrees of convexity or concavity also modify the refracting character of transparent mediums. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) His shield is held conspicuously upward—its convexity towards us—not for any purpose of security; but evidently that we may see its device, and know the bearer. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness His body is more slender, his muzzle longer and sharper, and his profile is a curve with its convexity upward. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Asymmetry of the thorax, such as may follow on empyema with defective expansion of the lung, causes a lateral deviation of the dorsal spine with the convexity towards the normal side. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. If their faces were plane they would appear concave to the eye; the convexity compensates for this optical illusion. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The crystalline lens is of different degrees of convexity on its two sides. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) After the age of fifty it may be unnecessary to use drops, as the muscular power to alter the convexity of the lens is greatly diminished. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) The convexity of its posterior surface is received into an equal concavity of the vitreous humour. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Morbid Anatomy.—The original deviation or “primary curve” is usually in the thoracic region, and has its convexity directed towards the right side. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The surface of water or other liquid is always spherical, and the greater any sphere is the less is its convexity. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Again, the refracting power of lenses is modified by their convexity or concavity. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) This is what happens when one looks at near objects, the increased convexity of the lens bending the rays of light so that they will focus as a point on the retina. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) This necessitates rather careful handling in the case of a novice, as the convexity is liable to cause the blade to glance off any hard substance and inflict a wound on its wielder. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Kyphosis or posterior curvature of the spine with the convexity backwards, is met with at all periods of life, and results from a wide range of conditions. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. One would suppose, from the picture, that when an observer is at a great height the earth would appear to rise under him, like some great round and well-curved shield whose convexity was towards him. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy She was a short, plump woman, and all of her convexities seemed emphasized by flour. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories Is said of a ship when at such a distance that, from the convexity of the globe, only her masts and sails are to be seen. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The bulging convexity of the hill hid all this; it must be dead ground! The Defence of Duffer's Drift Sometimes, and particularly in males, the primary curvature is in the lumbar region, and the convexity is to the left. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. He may be known at once by his broad horizontal flattened tail, which is nearly of an oval form, but rises into a slight convexity on its upper surface, and is covered with scales. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America In these other aspects the convexity fits the concavity; in this aspect the two hemispheres go together and make the complete globe. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John A ship is said to have a broad, or narrow, buttock according to her transom convexity under the stern. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He is to divide the skin, and the extensor tendons, and the muscles in that situation, so as to expose the convexity of the tarsus. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners As a result of the obliquity of the pelvis, the patient, when erect, exhibits a lateral curvature of the spine with the dorso-lumbar convexity to the sound side. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Old Bill proposed it; there was no opposition offered by his young companions, and, without further parley, the four went floundering down the sloping side of the sand-hill, into the sheltered convexity at its base. The Boy Slaves Flatfoot is that condition in which the sole has little or no convexity. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse If the generating circle proceeds along the convexity of the periphery, it is called an upper or exterior epicycloid; if along the concavity, a lower or interior epicycloid. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Sedillot makes a semilunar or ovoid flap, the base of which is just below the great trochanter, and which includes it, the convexity being upwards and the flap being turned down. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners In the infant, the spine is either straight or presents one long antero-posterior curve with its convexity backwards. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Those recently made have the convexity of the hoof turned towards the river. The Death Shot A Story Retold The foot thus moves in a circle, whose convexity is outward, a manner of flight called "paddling." Special Report on Diseases of the Horse If the error is one of convexity, the polishing strokes are to be made along the chords, extending over the edge of the polisher. On Laboratory Arts Hancock's Method.—A single flap was formed in the sole, with the convexity looking forwards, by an incision from one malleolus to the other. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Deformity.—The most common and characteristic deformity is an abnormal antero-posterior curvature, with its convexity backwards. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. And now, the others being more carefully scrutinised, these same two are discovered among them, with the convexity of the hoof turned towards the river! The Death Shot A Story Retold Facial tubercle: Diptera; a median convexity below middle of face. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology It is distinguished by convexity of features and sharpness of angles. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony The astragalus had been reduced to a mere shell of compact tissue, and the convexity of the articular surface was altogether lost. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre A curved incision with its convexity backward is made over the medial side of the tibia, exposing the fragments, which are then levered into position and if necessary plated or otherwise fixed according to circumstances. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. My emptiness corresponds with His fulness as some concavity does with the convexity that fits into it, and the whole that He is waits to fill and to satisfy me. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Invected.—Having a border or outline composed of semicircles or arches, with the convexity outward. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations She seemed to have no breasts at all, the chest forming a concavity in correspondence to the convexity of the back, with a smoothness much like the inner surface of a bowl. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) In the western mountain ranges the beds are thrown into a series of folds which form a gentle curve running from south to north with its convexity facing westward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" When the deformity is comparatively slight, the bone is divided with an osteotome and straightened; when there is marked bending or angling, a wedge is taken from the convexity, as in the operation for bow-leg. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Camber.—In order that a girder may become straight under its working load it should be constructed with a camber or upward convexity equal to the calculated deflection. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" A far more pronounced convexity in the first part is shown in some cases, especially when the specimen is stale. Response in the Living and Non-Living Towards the north, an immense expanse of water sparkled beneath the solar rays, occasionally allowing the extremity of a mast or the convexity of a sail bellying to the wind, to be seen. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Nor is the convexity of the squamo-parietal suture such as characterizes the low-typed cranium of the chimpanzee or the Mound Builder. The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants They result from forcible bending of the bone, the osseous tissue on the convexity of the curve giving way, while that on the concavity is compressed. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. I see the point thrusting now in this direction, now in that; but in empty air, or grazing and slipping over the convexity of the murderer's back, which is violently flexed. Social Life in the Insect World If ever duke in evening dress revealed delectable convexities of figure, it was this duke. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The Turkish positions were, roughly speaking, 'a horseshoe, with its convexity pointing east, and the town of Plevna standing about the centre of the base.' Roumania Past and Present The face seems lost in a “boundless convexity” of thick frizzled hair, which stands out in every direction. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands To re-establish the equilibrium of the column, “secondary” or “compensatory” curves, with their convexities to the left, develop in the regions above and below the primary curve. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. How is the convexity of the cymbals altered? Social Life in the Insect World The outer surfaces are convex, and the inner ones concave, the natural convexity of the circular trunk of the tree from which they are made being retained. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The eastern wall presents a marked double convexity while the western wall is comparatively straight in a horizontal line, but markedly concave vertically above the first roof level. Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 Throw the right hand about a foot from right to left several times, describing an arc with its convexity upward, palm inward, fingers slightly bent and separated, and pointing forward. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 By absorption it would dry so rapidly that it would crack, especially in contracting against the convexity in the center of the basket-bottom. A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 The spherical surface, however, had long since begun to reveal its convexity. All Around the Moon The latter condition causes a bulging of the tendon that is so noticeable, because of the convexity thus formed, it is commonly known as "bowed tendon." Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 This peculiarity is a convexity, or entasis, as it is called, on the inner faces. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood There is a cover to this pan whose convexity almost fits the concavity of the pan, leaving a space of about an inch between. Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 The ground was elevated and the convexity was toward the enemy. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World The convexity of her outline, this bulging prominence of her surface, however, did not last long. All Around the Moon A great deal depends on the judgment of the shoer to meet the conditions presented, depending on the degree of the convexity and strength of the sole. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 The convexity of her deck was visibly augmented fore and aft, but she turned up at both ends. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Throughout its whole extent, up to the beginning of the hook, this mandible presents a strong convexity over its edge, which is turned slightly inward. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Yes: under this abnormal convexity are fostered, as behind a lens, the glowing tendencies of my youth. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 It is disagreeable enough to lie on a perfectly level surface, like that of a floor, but the acme of discomfort is to lie upon a convexity. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries His ample front was decked with a blue apron, suspended from his shoulders, and confined round the convexity of his waist by an old strap which no respectable costermonger would have used as harness. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland If any error of convexity exists in the plate, the focal plane is disturbed, and the eyepiece must be moved out. Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 This little animal, from the extreme convexity of her eye, cannot see many inches before her. Poems When you see a convexity, you will see concavity opposite. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The tide was in and the great mudbanks had disappeared, save that here and there their dun-coloured convexity rose above the surface like the back of a sleeping leviathan. The Firm of Girdlestone If, now, we find that an old, easy shoe has worked the inside surface of its sole into convexities which support the arches, we are safe in imitating that at any rate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 At that moment the moon, instead of appearing flat like a disc, already showed her convexity. The Moon-Voyage Within him there is a momentum which fills out his thought and its worded envelope to warm convexity. Essays Æsthetical He described it as resembling what would occur if you fancied a thinnish table-leaf, with a convex warp in it, depressed the reverse way, and suddenly with a spring recovering its natural convexity. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 A very inconspicuous ordinary-looking little shell, its upper surface recalling the aspect of H. alliaria but with more convexity and no lustre, and its base that of H. crystallina. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 The monocle did not move from its orbit, but a light ripple of surprise appeared to cross its luminous convexity. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The apparatus in question consists of a concave sponge electrode, the concavity of which corresponds to the convexity of the external aspect of the cranium. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 The convexities on one side of the fissure correspond with marked regularity to the concavities on the other. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine The first thing that strikes one is the convexity of the sole. Diseases of the Horse's Foot At that moment, the moon, instead of appearing flat like a disc, showed its convexity. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon The convexity on the opposite side of the slab gave exactly the same results. The Moon Pool Hardly did he see beyond the convexity of his eyeballs. Arizona Nights About 3 1/2 inches above the umbilicus there was a sulcus with its convexity downward. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The Superior Edge, outlining the superior margin of the laminal surface, describes a curve, with the convexity of the curve forward. Diseases of the Horse's Foot It is perhaps too technical to be illustrated in words, which are full of focuses, parabolas, and convexities. Men of Invention and Industry Its rays fell upon the wall before me and suddenly upon the convexities I have described seven little circles of light sprang out. The Moon Pool I glanced through the twilight at his convexity and I must confess it struck me that on the whole he wasn't particularly good value. Tono Bungay He looked terrible—his clothes hung on him like bags; as the bishop said, it was ghastly to see a convexity change to such a concavity in three days. Where There's a Will The greater the convexity of a mirror, the more will the images of the objects be diminished, and the nearer will they appear to the surface. History and Practice of the Art of Photography He regarded the delicate lines of her profile, and the small, tight, applelike convexities of her bodice, so different from Arabella's amplitudes. Jude the Obscure A foot above and on each side of the corner of the grey rock's lintel was a slight convexity, visible only from the angle at which my gaze struck it. The Moon Pool On the verge of the hour the heads of a group of children, of ages ranging from six to fourteen, rose over the stubbly convexity of the hill. Tess of the d'Urbervilles There are sides and curves, concaves and convexities, and angles of every degree, in the stones that make up my tower. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 The anterior convexity abuts upon the lungs; the posterior concavity is occupied by some of the abdominal viscera. The Dog M. Lipmann explained the action by showing that the electro-motive force which is generated tends to alter the convexity of the surface of the mercury. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 I went carefully over the entire convexity, and six times more the chill ran through my arm. The Moon Pool Yet here it is not difficult to explain the impossible distances, 200 miles instead of 120, at which, they say, the cone has been sighted: mirage or refraction accounts for what the earth's convexity disallows. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Observe, also, that it is constantly found, that so far from there being a concavity in the interior surface of the cranium answering to the convexity apparent on the exterior—the interior is convex too. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge The blade shows numbers of convexities on either surface, the whole surface being undulated in this manner; it lacks also the brightness of the ordinary evening-primrose or Oenothera biennis. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation The equilibrium of the mercury is dependent upon the convexity, and consequently when the convexity is disturbed the mercury moves to one side or the other. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 He found the line of division, or the convexity of the ground, which slopes on each side towards the beds of the two rivers, to be only thirteen toises above the height of the Danube. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The bulwarks are low, and the deck of such a convexity that it is quite impossible to walk it in a heavy sea. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain A convex lens may be needed to aid the failing power to increase the convexity of the lens, and to assist it in bringing the divergent rays of light to a focus. A Practical Physiology The surface is very uneven, with convexities and concavities on both sides. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation A slight convexity on top, and the bright gold-gilt band by which, with regular interlacement, the cope was attached, gave the cap surmounting the head a likeness to a crown. The Prince of India — Volume 01 Judging from the remarkable convexity of the glacier, it can hardly be less in the centre than two or three times its thickness on the edges, —something over two hundred feet, therefore. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Looking eastward to the horizon line of the Mediterranean, my sight extended so far, in the wonderful clearness of the air, that the convexity of the earth's surface was plainly to be seen. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain The tuberosities of the humerus form the convexity of the shoulder. A Practical Physiology The bilobed leaves are, I believe, larger and certainly broader even than those of the Australian form; so that the greater convexity of their margins was conspicuous. Insectivorous Plants The stream now assumed the aspect of Niagara below the Falls, and the circular eddies boiling up from below, and showing distinct convexity, suggested the dangerous "wells" of the northern seas. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 A full glass; in all likelihood from its convexity or bump at the top: some derive it from a full glass formerly drunk to the health of the pope—AU BON PERE. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Mr. Harnden rose and stuck out his frontal convexity and wagged a forefinger. When Egypt Went Broke The ring was then dropped to the floor so as to strike on the convexity just opposite to the walnut, which invariably was broken to pieces. A Practical Physiology The upper side of one leaf, instead of being, as at first, slightly concave, now presented a strong convexity upwards. Insectivorous Plants A plane surface is the line of separation between convexity and concavity, and is most difficult to hit; it is more easy to make a good circle than to produce a straight line. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures The latter, however, continued to ascend, while the lightning described tangents to the convexity of her circumference; but she bore on, right through the midst of the fire. Five Weeks in a Balloon Mr. Harnden shoved his own hands into his trousers pockets, throwing back his coat from his comfortable frontal convexity. When Egypt Went Broke When the arm is raised, the convexity disappears,--there is a slight depression in its place. A Practical Physiology Seen sidewise, the body of the Metal Emperor showed as a convexity; its surface smooth, with a suggestion of transparency. The Metal Monster The opening for each eye formed a sparkling crescent, both upper and under lid having the convexity upwards. The Hand of Ethelberta The other end is heated in the furnace and gradually beaten out until the peculiar shape of the blade is achieved, with the characteristic hollow on the one side and convexity on the other. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo For my own part I know I looked with too much longing for the good of my soul on the great gold chain that spanned the broad convexity of his stomach. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country Obviously enough, the intuitive visual aspect of geometry is quite often better adapted to subjects such as symmetry, higher order spaces, and convexity than is literacy. The Civilization of Illiteracy Blue they were, blue of a peculiar vibrancy, and blue were the glistening threads that ran down from blue-black circular convexities set within each of the points visible to me. The Metal Monster This bridge, as well as that of St. Esprit, is built, not in a strait line across the river, but with a curve, which forms a convexity to oppose the current. Travels through France and Italy I found the balloon at an immense height indeed, and the earth's apparent convexity increased in a material degree. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 The corn slides down the convexity of the lower stone, and by the motion of the upper is ground in its passage. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Now, as every one knows, the most simple and tangible demonstration of the convexity of the earth's surface is furnished by observation of an approaching ship at sea. A History of Science — Volume 1 And out of the blue-black convexity within a star point of one of the opened pyramids a lance of intense green flame darted, a lightning bolt as real as any hurled by tempest, upon Ventnor. The Metal Monster And the little girl, having achieved a state of such convexity that her braided hair almost touched the ground behind her, walked successfully in that singular attitude. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William They pointed out to us a ship going to sea, and bade us observe that, at length, the convexity of the earth hid from our view all but the vessel's topmast. Whirligigs At the edges this tract was uplifted only about 39 feet above the original surface, but so great was its convexity that toward the middle it attained a height of no less than 524 feet. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire On land, as well as on sea, the remote distance had completely disappeared, and it seemed as though the globe had assumed a more decided convexity. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space Yet the earth, with the exception of the alteration in its convexity, in this part of Africa at least, seemed to have undergone no change of any very great importance. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space And do you observe, captain," asked the count, "how the convexity of our little world curtails our view? Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space |
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