biconvex
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The power of our beacon was increased a hundredfold, like a lamp shining through the biconvex lenses of a world–class lighthouse.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
Where two toes overlap, it will be observed that there is a deeper shadow, like the section of a biconvex lens.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
The crystalline lens is a transparent, biconvex body sustained by the ciliary processes.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Set in the cabin's walls were four deadlights, windows of biconvex glass that enabled the man at the helm to see in every direction.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
The red blood-corpuscles are invariably oval disks, with a central nucleus which causes a slight swelling; hence they are oval and biconvex.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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