2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under {Lens}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
concavo-convex — [kän kā′vōkän veks′] adj. 1. concave on one side and convex on the other 2. Optics designating a lens whose concave face has a greater degree of curvature than its convex face, so that the lens is thinnest in the middle … English World dictionary
concavo-convex — adj concave on one side and convex on the other … Medical dictionary
concavo-convex — adjective Date: 1676 1. concave on one side and convex on the other 2. having the concave side curved more than the convex < a concavo convex lens > … New Collegiate Dictionary
concavo-convex lens — įgaubtai iškilas lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. concavo convex lens vok. konkav konvexe Linse, f rus. вогнуто выпуклая линза, f pranc. lentille concave convexe, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
concavo-convex — a. with one side concave and other convex. ♦ concavo concave, a. concave on both sides … Dictionary of difficult words
concavo-convex — /kon kay voh kon veks /, adj. 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. [1670 80; < L… … Universalium
concavo-convex — con•ca•vo con•vex [[t]kɒnˈkeɪ voʊ kɒnˈvɛks[/t]] adj. 1) math. Also, convexo concave concave on one side and convex on the other. 2) opt of or designating a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face •… … From formal English to slang
concavo-convex — /kɒnˌkeɪvoʊ kɒnˈvɛks/ (say kon.kayvoh kon veks) adjective 1. concave on one side and convex on the other. 2. denoting or relating to a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face, the lens being thinnest… …
concavo-convex — adjective having one side concave and the other convex … Wiktionary
concavo convex — concave on one side and convex on the other … English contemporary dictionary
