CONCAVO-CONVEX


Meaning of CONCAVO-CONVEX in English

/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; concav ( us ) + -O- + CONVEX ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .