- biconvex lens
- a flat lens that has both surfaces convex.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
biconvex lens
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biconvex lens — abipus iškilas lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. biconvex lens vok. bikonvexe Linse, f rus. двояковыпуклая линза, f pranc. lentille biconvexe, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Biconvex lens — Двояковыпуклая линза … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
biconvex — [bī kän′veks΄, bī΄kän veks′] adj. convex on both surfaces [a biconvex lens]: see LENS … English World dictionary
Biconvex — Bi*con vex, a. [Pref. bi + convex.] Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lens (optics) — For other uses, see Lens. A lens. Lenses can be used to focus light. A lens is an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which tra … Wikipedia
Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil … Medical dictionary
lens — I. noun Etymology: New Latin lent , lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape Date: 1673 1. a. a piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
biconvex — Convex on two sides; denoting especially a form of lens. SYN: convexoconvex. * * * bi·con·vex .bī (.)kän veks, ( )bī kän ., .bī kən adj convex on both sides <a biconvex lens> bi·con·vex·i·ty .bī kən vek sət ē, (.)kän n, pl ties * … Medical dictionary
lens — lensless, adj. lenslike, adj. /lenz/, n., pl. lenses, v. n. 1. a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of… … Universalium
lens — [[t]lɛnz[/t]] n. pl. lens•es 1) opt a piece of transparent substance, usu. glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in optical devices for changing the convergence of light rays, as for… … From formal English to slang
