concavo-convex
Also convexo-concave. concave on one side and convex on the other.
Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face.
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A small concavo-convex scarious appendage, fixed behind the wings at their base, in many Diptera.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyF is called a meniscus, or concavo-convex, being concave on one, and convex on the other side.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained | Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. JonesOther types employ two plano-convex lenses, the curved surfaces nearly in contact; or a concavo-convex and a plano-convex lens.
Grain is orbicular to ovate, concavo-convex, red-brown, and transversely rugose.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarGrain is oblong, obtusely trigonous, or concavo-convex, red-brown and rugulose on the ventral side.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
British Dictionary definitions for concavo-convex
having one side concave and the other side convex
(of a lens) having a concave face with greater curvature than the convex face: Compare convexo-concave (def. 2)
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