concavo-convex
Americanadjective
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Also concave on one side and convex on the other.
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Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face.
adjective
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having one side concave and the other side convex
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(of a lens) having a concave face with greater curvature than the convex face Compare convexo-concave
Etymology
Origin of concavo-convex
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The leaf-blade is narrow, rigid, thickly coriaceous, concavo-convex tapering from the base to the tip, spreading and recurved, 4 to 6 inches long.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
F is called a meniscus, or concavo-convex, being concave on one, and convex on the other side.
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones
Its superior aspect, concavo-convex, moulded on the inferior articular surface of the humerus, presents internally two cavities, which receive the lips of the trochlea, and, externally, another, smaller, cavity, which receives the condyle.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Winglets: small, concavo-convex scales, generally fringed at tip, under the base of the elytra in Dytiscidae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
"Why do you weep?" he asked, peering at the Boy through his concavo-convex Nose Glasses.
From Fables in Slang by Clyde J. Newman
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