biconcave
[ bahy-kon-keyv, bahy-kon-keyv ]
/ baɪˈkɒn keɪv, ˌbaɪ kɒnˈkeɪv /
adjective
concave on both sides, as a lens.
QUIZZES
GEE WHILLIKERS! WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!
Do you remember all the words from last week, September 21–27, 2020? Then this quiz should be butyraceous.
Question 1 of 7
What does “yare” mean?
OTHER WORDS FROM biconcave
bi·con·cav·i·ty [bahy-kuhn-kav-i-tee], /ˌbaɪ kənˈkæv ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby biconcave
Bicol, bicollateral, bicolor, bicolour, bicompact, biconcave, biconcave lens, biconditional, bicondylar joint, bicone, bicontinental
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for biconcave
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), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for biconcave
biconcave
[ bī′kŏn-kāv′, bī-kŏn′kāv′ ]
adj.
Concave on both sides or surfaces.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for biconcave
biconcave
[ bī′kŏn-kāv′ ]
Concave on both sides or surfaces.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.