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Definition of Concavo-convex
1. Adjective. Concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity.
Definition of Concavo-convex
1. Adjective. (optics) having one side concave and the other convex ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concavo-convex
Literary usage of Concavo-convex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatise on Optics by David Brewster, Alexander Dallas Bache (1854)
"... and concavo-convex Lenses of Glass. (50.) The general effect of a meniscus in
refracting parallel, diverging, and converging rays, is the same as that ..."
2. On Diseases Peculiar to Women: Including Displacements of the Uterus by Hugh Lenox Hodge (1860)
"Concavo-Convex Pessaries.—The concavo-convex pessary with a central opening—the
flat circular disk—the saucer-like pessary— or perhaps best known in this ..."
3. Elements of natural philosophy by Golding Bird (1839)
"Refraction through Concave Lenses, 457—through Menisci and concavo-convex Lenses,
459. Caustics by Refraction, 460. Formation of Images by Lenses, 461-2. ..."
4. Elements of Natural Philosophy: Being an Experimental Introduction to the by Golding Bird (1848)
"Refraction through concave lenses, 595—through menisci and concavo-convex lenses,
597. ... concavoconvex ..."
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