convexo-concave

American

[kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv] / kənˈvɛk soʊ kɒnˈkeɪv /

adjective

concavo-convex.
Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the convex face has a greater degree of curvature than the concave face.

convexo-concave British

/ kənˌvɛksəʊkɒnˈkeɪv /

adjective

having one side convex and the other side concave
(of a lens) having a convex face with greater curvature than the concave face Compare concavo-convex

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Etymology

Origin of convexo-concave

First recorded in 1685–95; convexo- + concave

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convexo-concave

These are the Phænomena of thick convexo-concave Plates of Glass, which are every where of the same thickness.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir

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