Plano
[pley-noh] /ˈpleɪ noʊ/
adjective
1.
pertaining to eyeglasses that do not contain a curvature for correcting vision defects:
plano sunglasses.
[pley-noh] /ˈpleɪ noʊ/
noun
1.
a town in N Texas.
1.
a combining form meaning “flat,” “plane,” used in the formation of compound words:
planography.
1.
a combining form meaning “moving,” “capable of movement,” used in the formation of compound words:
planogamete.
combining form
1.
indicating flatness or planeness: plano-concave
alternative form of Latin plani- “flat, level,” but also used in sciences as a comb. form of Greek planos “wandering” (see planet).
plano- or plani- or plan-
pref.
Flat: planocellular.
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- Planoconcave
[pley-noh-kon-keyv, -kon-keyv] /ˌpleɪ noʊˈkɒn keɪv, -kɒnˈkeɪv/ adjective, Optics. 1. pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and on the other. /ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnkeɪv/ adjective 1. (of a lens) having one side concave and the other side plane planoconcave pla·no·con·cave (plā’nō-kŏn-kāv’, -kŏn’kāv’) adj. Flat on one side and concave on the other.
- Plano-concave
[pley-noh-kon-keyv, -kon-keyv] /ˌpleɪ noʊˈkɒn keɪv, -kɒnˈkeɪv/ adjective, Optics. 1. pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and on the other. /ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnkeɪv/ adjective 1. (of a lens) having one side concave and the other side plane
- Planoconcave lens
planoconcave lens n. A lens that is flat on one side and concave on the other.