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Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.

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  1. a. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.
  2. a. Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.
  3. adj. concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity
  4. 1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent. 2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.
  5. Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convexsides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. SeeIllust. under Lens.
  6. s. concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity