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convexo-concave

[ kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv ]

adjective

  2. 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

  1. having one side convex and the other side concave
  2. (of a lens) having a convex face with greater curvature than the concave face Compare concavo-convex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convexo-concave1

First recorded in 1685–95; convexo- + concave
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Example Sentences

In 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.

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