Definition of Concavo-concave

1. Adjective. Concave on both sides.

Exact synonyms: Biconcave
Similar to: Concave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concavo-concave

concavation
concavations
concave
concave lens
concave mirror
concave polygon
concave polyhedron
concave shape
concaved
concavely
concaveness
concaves
concaving
concavities
concavity
concavo-concave (current term)
concavo-convex
concavoconcave
concavoconcave lens
concavoconvex
concavoconvex lens
concavous
conceal
concealable
concealed
concealed conduction
concealed haemorrhage
concealed hernia
concealer

Literary usage of Concavo-concave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopædic Dictionary of Photography: Containing Over 2,000 References by Walter E. Woodbury (1896)
"A double concave, bi-concave, or concavo-concave, in which both sides are hollow or concave. concavo-concave.—See Bi-concave. CONCAVO-CONVEX. ..."

2. General Investigations of Curved Surfaces of 1827 and 1825 by Carl Friedrich Gauss (1902)
"... taken with the positive or negative sign according as the curved surface on which the triangle lies is concavo-concave or concavo-convex. ..."

3. General Investigations of Curved Sufaces of 1827 and 1825 by Carl Friedrich Gauss (1902)
"... taken with the positive or negative sign according as the curved surface on which the triangle lies is concavo-concave or concavo-convex. ..."

4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"concavo-concave, (kon-ka'-vo-kon'- kave) n. Concave or hollow on both ti<lcs. CONCAVO-CONVEX, (kon-ka'-vo-kon'- veks) a. Concave one way, and convex the ..."

5. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene: Designed for the Colleges by Calvin Cutter (1854)
"5, A concavo-concave lens. C, A plano-concave lens. 7, Meniscus. 8, A concavo-convex lens. 927. The different degrees of convexity or ..."

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