con|vex|o-con|cave

con|vex|o-con|cave
con|vex|o-con|cave «kuhn VEHK soh kon KAYV», adjective.
convex one side and concave on the other. In a convexo-concave lens, the convex face has the greater curvature, thus making the lens thickest in the middle.

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