concavoconvex
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concavoconvex — adj. [L. concavus, hollowed or arched inward; convexus, arched outward] Pertains to being concave on one surface and convex on the other … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
concavoconvex — con|ca|vo|con|vex Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
concavoconvex lens — a lens that has one concave surface and one convex; the concave surface is of greater curvature than the convex. Called also periscopic convex l., converging meniscus l., and positive meniscus l … Medical dictionary
convex lens periscopic — concavoconvex l … Medical dictionary
meniscus lens converging — concavoconvex l … Medical dictionary
meniscus lens positive — concavoconvex l … Medical dictionary
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
Nasal bone — Bone: Nasal bone Nasal bone visible at center, in dark green … Wikipedia
articulatio sellaris — [TA] sellar or saddle joint: a type of synovial joint in which the articular surface of one bone is concave in one direction and convex in the direction at right angles to the first (concavoconvex), and the articular surface of the second bone is … Medical dictionary
Snellen reform eye — an artificial eye composed of two concavoconvex plates with an empty space between … Medical dictionary
