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convexo-concave
[ kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv ]
adjective
- Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the convex face has a greater degree of curvature than the concave face.
convexo-concave
/ kənˌvɛksəʊkɒnˈkeɪv /
adjective
- having one side convex and the other side concave
- See concavo-convex(of a lens) having a convex face with greater curvature than the concave face Compare concavo-convex
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Example Sentences
In form, it is circular, convexo-concave, and resembles a watch-glass.
From Project Gutenberg
These are the Phænomena of thick convexo-concave Plates of Glass, which are every where of the same thickness.
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