biconcave

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ concave.

Adjective

biconcave (not comparable)

1. (optics, anatomy) Having both sides that are concave.

   a biconcave lens

   the biconcave vertebrae

   Red blood cells are biconcave.

Synonyms

• concave
• concavoconcave

Antonyms

• biconvex

Translations

lens

• French: biconcave (fr) m or f
• Greek: αμφίκοιλος (el) (amfíkoilos)
• Italian: biconcavo m
• Persian: دوکاو (dokâv)

Further reading

• Lens (Types of) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From bi- +‎ concave.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

biconcave (plural biconcaves)

1. biconcave

Further reading

• “biconcave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

biconcave

1. feminine plural of biconcavo