convexo-concave
Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the convex face has a greater degree of curvature than the concave face.
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How to use convexo-concave in a sentence
In form, it is circular, convexo-concave, and resembles a watch-glass.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) | Calvin CutterThese are the Phænomena of thick convexo-concave Plates of Glass, which are every where of the same thickness.
Opticks | Isaac Newton
British Dictionary definitions for convexo-concave
/ (kənˌvɛksəʊkɒnˈkeɪv) /
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 (def. 2)
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