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plano-concave

[ pley-noh-kon-keyv, -kon-keyv ]
/ ˌpleɪ noʊˈkɒn keɪv, -kɒnˈkeɪv /

adjective Optics.

pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.

Nearby words

  1. planning,
  2. planning blight,
  3. planning permission,
  4. plano,
  5. plano-,
  6. plano-convex,
  7. planoblast,
  8. planocellular,
  9. planoconcave,
  10. planoconcave lens

Origin of plano-concave

First recorded in 1685–95; plano-1 + concave
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British Dictionary definitions for planoconcave

plano-concave

/ (ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnkeɪv) /

adjective

(of a lens) having one side concave and the other side plane
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Medicine definitions for planoconcave

planoconcave

[ plā′nō-kŏn-kāv′, -kŏn′kāv′ ]

adj.

Flat on one side and concave on the other.
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