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plano-convex

plano-convex is the alternative form of planoconvex.

Meaning of planoconvex

Adjective

planoconvex (not comparable)

  1. Having one side plane and the other convex.
    • I place my Microscope, and then so place either a round Globe of Water, or a very deep clear plano convex Glass (whose convex side is turn'd towards the Window) that there is a great quantity of Rayes collected and thrown upon the Object […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
    Synonyms:
    convexoplane

Forms of plano-convex

comparativemore plano-convex
superlativemost plano-convex

Questions about plano-convex

What is plano-convex the alternative form of?
Plano-convex is the alternative form of planoconvex.

Words near plano-convex in the dictionary

  1. plannings
  2. plannism
  3. plano
  4. plano-
  5. plano-concave
  6. plano-convex
  7. planoblast
  8. planoblasts
  9. planoccipital
  10. planocerid
  11. planocerids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plano-convex (page history and authors); planoconvex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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