The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plano-convex
Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.] Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
Wiktionary
plano-convex
a. Flat or plane on one side and rounded on the other, such that the center is thicker than the edges.
Wikipedia
Plano-convex
Plano-convex may refer to:
- Plano-convex lenses, in optics; see Lens (optics)#Types_of_simple_lenses
- The plano-convex type of mudbrick, used by the ancient Sumerians
Usage examples of "plano-convex".
HOOKE produced some plano-convex spherical glasses, as small as pin-heads, to serve for object-glasses in microscopes.