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—biconcavity /buy'keuhn kav"i tee/, n./buy kon"kayv, buy'kon kayv"/, adj.concave on both sides, as a lens. See diag. under lens.[1825-35; BI-1 + CONCAVE]
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biconcave — [ bikɔ̃kav ] adj. • 1803; de bi et concave ♦ Didact. Qui a deux surfaces concaves opposées. Lentille biconcave. ● biconcave adjectif Qui offre deux faces concaves opposées. biconcave adj. Qui présente deux faces concaves opposées. Lunettes à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Biconcave — Bi*con cave, a. [Pref. bi + concave.] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebr[ae]. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biconcave — [bī kän′kāv΄, bī΄kän kāv′] adj. concave on both surfaces [a biconcave lens]: see LENS … English World dictionary
biconcave — Concave on two sides; denoting especially a form of lens. SYN: concavoconcave. * * * bi·con·cave .bī (.)kän kāv, ( )bī kän . adj concave on both sides <biconcave vertebrae> <a biconcave lens> bi·con·cav·i·ty .bī (.)kän kav ət ē n, pl… … Medical dictionary
biconcave — adj. having a hollowed surface on both sides. Biconcave lenses are used to correct short sightedness. Compare: biconvex … The new mediacal dictionary
biconcave lens — abipus įgaubtas lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. biconcave lens; double concave lens vok. bikonkave Linse, f rus. двояковогнутая линза, f pranc. lentille biconcave, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
biconcave — adjective Date: 1833 concave on both sides • biconcavity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
BICONCAVE — adj. des deux genres T. de Physique Qui a deux surfaces concaves opposées … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
biconcave — adj. [L. bis, two; concavus, hollow or arched inward] Being concave on both sides; amphicoelous; see amphicyrtic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
biconcave — adjective Having both sides concave. Syn: concave, concavo concave Ant: biconvex … Wiktionary
