biconcave

[ bahy-kon-keyv, bahy-kon-keyv ]

/ baɪˈkɒn keɪv, ˌbaɪ kɒnˈkeɪv /

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adjective

concave on both sides, as a lens.

Words related to biconcave

dipped, hollow, round, rounded, sinking, sunken, cupped, dented, dimpled, excavated, hollowed, incurvate, sagging

Words nearby biconcave

bicol, bicollateral, bicolor, bicolour, bicompact, biconcave, biconcave lens, biconditional, bicondylar joint, bicone, bicontinental

Origin of biconcave

First recorded in 1825–35; bi-¹ + concave

OTHER WORDS FROM biconcave

bi·con·cav·i·ty

[bahy-kuh n-kav-i-tee] /ˌbaɪ kənˈkæv ɪ ti/, noun

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Examples from the Web for biconcave

It was composed of vermiform rods 1⁄1000 inch in width, and breaking up into cylindrical segments with biconcave ends.
Cruise of the 'Alert'|R. W. Coppinger
The vertebral centra are opisthocoelous or biconcave, and there are numerous precaudal vertebrae.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The vertebrae are solid and may be opisthocoelous, biconcave, or flat.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
It had also the curious and old-fashioned peculiarity of biconcave vertebræ, like those of fishes and some reptiles.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time|Sir J. William Dawson

The vertebræ are very numerous and biconcave as in ordinary fishes.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for biconcave

biconcave

/ (baɪˈkɒnkeɪv, ˌbaɪkɒnˈkeɪv) /

adjective

(of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave

Derived forms of biconcave

biconcavity (ˌbaɪkɒnˈkævɪtɪ), noun

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Medicine definitions for biconcave

biconcave

[ bī′kŏn-kāv′, bī-kŏn′kāv′ ]

adj.

Concave on both sides or surfaces.

Science definitions for biconcave

biconcave

[ bī′kŏn-kāv′ ]

Concave on both sides or surfaces.