- concave mirror
- a mirror with a concave reflecting surface.
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concave mirror
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concave mirror — įgaubtasis veidrodis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. collecting mirror; concave mirror vok. Hohlspiegel, m; Konkavspiegel, m; Sammelspiegel, m rus. вогнутое зеркало, n pranc. miroir concave, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
concave mirror — mirror rounded inward … English contemporary dictionary
Concave — Con cave (k[o^][ng]*k[=a]*v or k[o^]n ; 277), a. [L. concavus; con + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See {Cave} a hollow.] 1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… … Wikipedia
Concave — A concave set. The word concave means curving in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex. The former may be used in reference to: Concave lens, a lens with inward curving (concave) surfaces. Concave polygon, a polygon which is not convex.… … Wikipedia
mirror — Synonyms and related words: acme, act like, adumbrate, affect, antetype, antitype, ape, apotheosis, appear like, approach, approximate, archetype, assume, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, beau ideal, best type, biotype, body forth,… … Moby Thesaurus
concave — con|cave [ kan,keıv, kan keıv ] adjective curved inward: a concave mirror ─ opposite CONVEX … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
concave — UK [ˈkɒnkeɪv] / UK [kɒnˈkeɪv] / US [ˈkɑnˌkeɪv] / US [kɑnˈkeɪv] adjective curved inwards a concave mirror … English dictionary
concave grating — noun : a reflection grating ruled on a concave mirror … Useful english dictionary
mirror — mirrorlike, adj. /mir euhr/, n. 1. a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing. 2. such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing… … Universalium
