PLANOCONVEX

planoconvex

(adjective) flat on one side and convex on the other

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

planoconvex (not comparable)

(optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• convexoplane

Source: Wiktionary


Pla"no-con"vex, a. Etym: [Plano- + convex.]

Definition: Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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