biconvex

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The red blood-corpuscles are invariably oval disks, with a central nucleus which causes a slight swelling; hence they are oval and biconvex.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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 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.

In 671 Scolopendra, where there are four, the corneal lens is a biconvex thickening of the cuticle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various