convexo-concave

[ kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv ]

adjective
  1. Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the convex face has a greater degree of curvature than the concave face.

Origin of convexo-concave

1
First recorded in 1685–95; convexo- + concave

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British Dictionary definitions for convexo-concave

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 (def. 2)

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