biconvex
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Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The coloured corpuscles of amphibia as well as of nearly all vertebrates below mammals are biconvex and elliptical.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
"My helmsman is stationed behind the windows of a pilothouse, which protrudes from the topside of the Nautilus's hull and is fitted with biconvex glass."
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
Set in the cabin's walls were four deadlights, windows of biconvex glass that enabled the man at the helm to see in every direction.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
The power of our beacon was increased a hundredfold, like a lamp shining through the biconvex lenses of a world–class lighthouse.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
