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convexo-concave

American  
[kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv] / kənˈvɛk soʊ kɒnˈkeɪv /

adjective

  1. concavo-convex.

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

convexo-concave British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of convexo-concave

First recorded in 1685–95; convexo- + concave

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