convexo-concave
/kuhn-vek-soh-kon-keyv/US // kənˈvɛk soʊ kɒnˈkeɪv //UK // (kənˌvɛksəʊkɒnˈkeɪv) //
凸凹不平,凸凹相间,凸凹不一,凸凹不平的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : concavo-convex.
- : Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the convex face has a greater degree of curvature than the concave face.
Examples
Sagging milk-filled breasts must appear perky; the once-swollen abdomen is made concave.
Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
Lamb turned the paper over and winked at himself in the concave mirror of the semi-circle of bar.
The seat should slope downward a little toward the back, be slightly concave, and have rounded edges in front.
Of the two broader sides one was concave, the other convex; while of the narrower sides one was flat and the other indented.
His hair is long and black, and in his throat is a thick concave bone.
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