biconvex
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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
Where two toes overlap, it will be observed that there is a deeper shadow, like the section of a biconvex lens.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
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
I then examined the fittings of this mechanism, whose power was increased a hundredfold by biconvex lenses that were designed like those in a lighthouse and kept its rays productively focused.
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.
