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a combining form representing convex in compound words: convexo-concave.
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Words nearby convexo-
convertiplane, convertite, convex, convex hull, convexity, convexo-, convexo-concave, convexo-convex, convexo-plane, convex sole, convey
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How to use convexo- in a sentence
Stem cartilaginous; pileus convexo-plane, edge incurved at first; gills soon separating from stem.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George MasseeIn form, it is circular, convexo-concave, and resembles a watch-glass.
These are the Phænomena of thick convexo-concave Plates of Glass, which are every where of the same thickness.
Opticks|Isaac NewtonAlæ latiusculæ, non longæ; anticæ apud costam rectæ, apice subrotundatæ, margine exteriore vix convexo.