- planoconcave lens
- a lens with one plane and one concave side.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
planoconcave lens
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planoconcave — pla·no·con·cave (plā nō kŏn kāvʹ, kŏnʹkāv ) adj. Flat on one side and concave on the other: a planoconcave lens. * * * … Universalium
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
planoconcave — Flat on one side and concave on the other; denoting a lens of that shape. * * * adj. describing a structure, such as a lens, that is flat on one side and concave on the other. * * * pla·no·con·cave (pla″no kon kāvґ) flat on one side… … Medical dictionary
lens — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refractor, eyeglass, magnifying glass, reading glass. See optical instruments. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. optical instrument, microscope, camera, eyeglass, spectacles, eyepiece. Types of lenses include:… … English dictionary for students
planoconcave — adjective (of a lens) with one side plane and the opposite one concave … English new terms dictionary
planoconcave — adj. describing a structure, such as a lens, that is flat on one side and concave on the other … The new mediacal dictionary
planoconcave — adj. (of a lens etc.) with one surface plane and the other concave. * * * adjective flat on one side and concave on the other • Similar to: ↑concave … Useful english dictionary
Negative index metamaterials — A negative index metamaterial causes light to refract, or bend, differently than in more common positive refractive index materials. Negative index metamaterials or negative index materials (NIM) are artificial structures where the refractive… … Wikipedia
lente planocóncava — Eng. Planoconcave lens Lente que posee una superficie plana y otra cóncava … Diccionario de oftalmología
