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Webster 1913 Edition


Concavo-convex

Con-caˊvo-con′vex

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Adj.
1.
Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.
2.
(Optics)
Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under
Lens
.
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Con-ca′vous-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Concavo-convex

CONCAVO-CONVEX

,
Adj.
Concave on one side, and convex on the other. [See Convex.]