(virology) A coating covering the capsid of a virus.

Alternative form of envelope stuffer

One whose job is to manually insert sheets of printed paper into envelopes for mailing, especially as an example of a person whose work is menial and unfulfilling.

(mathematical analysis, of a set) Convex hull.

plural of convex envelope

plural of concave envelope

(mathematics, optimisation theory, of a function on a set) For a given set S⊆ℝⁿ and real-valued function f defined on the convex hull conv(S), the lowest-valued concave function that overestimates or equals f over S.

present participle of stretch the envelope

Synonym of push the envelope

simple past tense and past participle of stretch the envelope