concave mirror

concave mirror
a mirror with a concave reflecting surface.

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  • concave mirror — įgaubtasis veidrodis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. collecting mirror; concave mirror vok. Hohlspiegel, m; Konkavspiegel, m; Sammelspiegel, m rus. вогнутое зеркало, n pranc. miroir concave, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • concave mirror — mirror rounded inward …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Concave — Con cave (k[o^][ng]*k[=a]*v or k[o^]n ; 277), a. [L. concavus; con + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See {Cave} a hollow.] 1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… …   Wikipedia

  • Concave — A concave set. The word concave means curving in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex. The former may be used in reference to: Concave lens, a lens with inward curving (concave) surfaces. Concave polygon, a polygon which is not convex.… …   Wikipedia

  • mirror — Synonyms and related words: acme, act like, adumbrate, affect, antetype, antitype, ape, apotheosis, appear like, approach, approximate, archetype, assume, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, beau ideal, best type, biotype, body forth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • concave — con|cave [ kan,keıv, kan keıv ] adjective curved inward: a concave mirror ─ opposite CONVEX …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • concave — UK [ˈkɒnkeɪv] / UK [kɒnˈkeɪv] / US [ˈkɑnˌkeɪv] / US [kɑnˈkeɪv] adjective curved inwards a concave mirror …   English dictionary

  • concave grating — noun : a reflection grating ruled on a concave mirror …   Useful english dictionary

  • mirror — mirrorlike, adj. /mir euhr/, n. 1. a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing. 2. such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing… …   Universalium

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