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concavo-convex

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con⋅ca⋅vo-con⋅vex

  [kon-key-voh-kon-veks]
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–adjective
1. Also, convexo-concave. concave on one side and convex on the other.
2. Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face.
Origin:
1670–80; < L concav(us) + -o- + convex
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con·ca·vo-con·vex   (kŏn-kā'vō-kŏn-věks')   
adj.  

  1. Concave on one side and convex on the other.

  2. Having greater curvature on the concave side than on the convex side. Used of a lens.

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Main Entry: concavo–convex
Function: adjective
: concave on one side and convex on the other
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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concavo-convex con·ca·vo-con·vex (kŏn-kā'vō-kŏn-věks')
adj.
Of or being concave on one surface and convex on the opposite surface.

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