Convexo-concave

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.
     Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of
     the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be
     different. See {Meniscus}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bulging \bulging\ adj.
     1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}.
        [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
        lentiform}; {broken-backed, hogged}; {convexo-concave};
        {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.
  
     Syn: convex.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. curving outward.
  
     Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  convexo-concave
       adj : convex on one side and concave on the other with the
             convexity being greater than the concavity