Biconvex
convex on both sides, as a lens.
Historical Examples
McClure’s Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896 Various
Curiosities of Light and Sight Shelford Bidwell
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) Francis Maitland Balfour
The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites Percy Edward Raymond
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 Various
The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) Ernst Haeckel
The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds
adjective
(of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
biconvex
(bī’kŏn-věks’)
Convex on both sides or surfaces.
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