Usually means: Lens flat on one side.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word Plano-convex:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. plano-convex: Merriam-Webster
  2. plano-convex: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. plano-convex, plano-convex: Collins English Dictionary
  4. plano-convex: Wordnik
  5. plano-convex: Wiktionary
  6. plano-convex: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. plano-convex: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. plano-convex: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. plano-convex: Dictionary.com
  10. Plano-convex: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Plano-convex: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. plano-convex: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. Plano-convex: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. plano-convex: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  15. plano-convex: FreeDictionary.org
  16. plano-convex: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. plano-convex: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Flora of New South Wales (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (plano-convex)

▸ adjective:  Flat or plane on one side and rounded on the other, such that the center is thicker than the edges.

Similar:
planoconical, convexoplane, planoconvex, planoconcave, curviplanar, planate, biconvex, planar, convexoconvex, planular, more...

Opposite:
biconcave, concave-convex, concavo-convex

Types:
biconvex, plano-concave, meniscus, double convex, convex-concave, more...

Phrases:
plano-convex lens, more...

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Similar:
planoconical, convexoplane, planoconvex, planoconcave, curviplanar, planate, biconvex, planar, convexoconvex, planular, more...

Opposite:
biconcave, concave-convex, concavo-convex

Types:
biconvex, plano-concave, meniscus, double convex, convex-concave, more...

Phrases:
plano-convex lens, more...



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