plano-concave

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plano-concave
Light rays disperse through a plano-concave lens.

pla·no-con·cave

 (plā′nō-kŏn-kāv′, -kŏn′kāv′)
adj.
Flat on one side and concave on the other: a plano-concave lens.
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plano-concave

(ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnkeɪv)
adj
(of a lens) having one side concave and the other side plane
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pla•no-con•cave

(ˌpleɪ noʊ kɒnˈkeɪv, -ˈkɒn keɪv)

adj.
pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
[1685–95]
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