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

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.

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.

Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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.