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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex..
I place my Microscope, and then so place either a round Globe of Water, or a very deep clear plano convex Glass (whose convex side is turn'd towards the Window) that there is a great quantity of Rayes collected and thrown upon the Object […].
Use plano convex when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plano convex means (optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex..
Common synonyms include convexoplane, convex, bulging.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I place my Microscope, and then so place either a round Globe of Water, or a very deep clear plano convex Glass (whose convex side is turn'd towards the Window) that there is a great quantity of Rayes collected and thrown upon the Object […].
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