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plano-concave

Adjective

Meaning

Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a plano-concave lens. See Lens.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If the lens is biconcave or plano-concave, a collimated beam of light passing through the lens is diverged (spread); the lens is thus called a negative or diverging lens. Source: Internet

If one of the surfaces is flat, the lens is plano-convex or plano-concave depending on the curvature of the other surface. Source: Internet

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