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biconvex

[ bahy-kon-veks, bahy-kon-veks ]

adjective

  1. convex on both sides, as a lens.


biconvex

/ ˌbaɪkɒnˈvɛks; baɪˈkɒnvɛks /

adjective

  1. (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
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biconvex

/ bī′kŏn-vĕks /

  1. Convex on both sides or surfaces.
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Other Words From

  • bicon·vexi·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biconvex1

First recorded in 1840–50; bi- 1 + convex
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Example Sentences

The other is Google Cardboard: a nifty kit that sells for $15 and that holds a smartphone in place in front of biconvex lenses.

Tube of corolla cylindrical, enlarging above; upper lip arched, compressed, straight in front; the lower erect-spreading, biconvex, 3-lobed at the apex.

Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.

The lens is biconvex in diurnal mammals, but in nocturnal and aquatic it is spherical.

The red blood-corpuscles are invariably oval disks, with a central nucleus which causes a slight swelling; hence they are oval and biconvex.

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