plano-concave
[ pley-noh-kon-keyv, -kon-keyv ]
/ ˌpleɪ noʊˈkɒn keɪv, -kɒnˈkeɪv /
adjective Optics.
pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
Words nearby plano-concave
planning,
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planning permission,
plano,
plano-,
plano-concave,
plano-convex,
planoblast,
planocellular,
planoconcave,
planoconcave lens
Example sentences from the Web for plano-concave
The achromatic lens consists of a double convex lens of crown glass combined with a plano-concave lens of flint glass.
Physics |Willis Eugene TowerPlano-concave and double concave lenses produced similar effects.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men |Francois AragoThe chromatic combination consists of a convex lens of crown backed by a concave, or plano-concave, lens of flint.
Pleasures of the telescope |Garrett ServissIf one of the radii becomes infinite, the lens is plano-concave (fig. 9, 5).
British Dictionary definitions for plano-concave
plano-concave
/ (ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnkeɪv) /
adjective
(of a lens) having one side concave and the other side plane