Transcription
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- [kon-key-voh-kon-veks]
- /kɒnˈkeɪ voʊ kɒnˈvɛks/
- /kənkˈɑːvəʊkɒnvˈeks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-key-voh-kon-veks]
- /kɒnˈkeɪ voʊ kɒnˈvɛks/
Definitions of concavo-convex word
- adjective concavo-convex having one side concave and the other side convex 3
- adjective concavo-convex (of a lens) having a concave face with greater curvature than the convex face 3
- adjective concavo-convex concave on one side and convex on the other 3
- adjective concavo-convex designating a lens whose concave face has a greater degree of curvature than its convex face, so that the lens is thinnest in the middle 3
- adjective concavo-convex Also, convexo-concave. concave on one side and convex on the other. 1
- adjective concavo-convex Optics. pertaining to or noting a lens in which the concave face has a greater degree of curvature than the convex face. 1
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Origin of concavo-convex
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Latin concav(us) + -o- + convex
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Parts of speech for Concavo-convex
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
concavo-convex popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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