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View synonyms for biconvex
biconvex
[ bahy-kon-veks, bahy-kon-veks ]
biconvex
/ ˌbaɪkɒnˈvɛks; baɪˈkɒnvɛks /
adjective
- (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
biconvex
/ bī′kŏn-vĕks′ /
- Convex on both sides or surfaces.
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- bicon·vexi·ty noun
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Example Sentences
The atlas (fig. 71) is remarkable, consisting of four pieces, and the first caudal is biconvex.
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The first caudal vertebra of modern Crocodilia is biconvex, and in the Chelonia all types of vertebral centra are found.
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The coloured corpuscles of amphibia as well as of nearly all vertebrates below mammals are biconvex and elliptical.
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The lens is biconvex in diurnal mammals, but in nocturnal and aquatic it is spherical.
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The holochroal eyes are of two kinds, one with plano-convex and one with biconvex lenses.
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