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Concavo-convex

Concavo-convex \Con*ca`vo-con"vex\, a.

  1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.

  2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.

Wiktionary
concavo-convex

a. (context optics English) having one side concave and the other convex

WordNet
concavo-convex

adj. concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity

Usage examples of "concavo-convex".

So far as he could distinguish, the flawless geometry was extended even to the buildings that studded the concavo-convex city blocks, although distance and the general condition of extreme disrepair made this uncertain.