planoconvex

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planoconvex

[pla″no-kon´veks]

flat on one side and convex on the other.

pla·no·con·vex

(plā'nō-kon-veks'),

Flat on one side and convex on the other; denoting a lens of that shape.

planoconvex

/pla·no·con·vex/ (-kon´veks) flat on one side and convex on the other.

pla·no·con·vex

(plā'nō-kon-veks')

Flat on one side and convex on the other; denoting a lens of that shape.

planoconvex

flat on one side and convex on the other.

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The Ramsden eyepiece, consisting of two simple planoconvex lenses, suffers from lateral chromatic aberration characterized by spurious fringes of color around bright objects far from the center of the field.

Coping with atmospheric dispersion

A pair of planoconvex achromats, their curved surfaces facing each other and separated by a millimeter or two, make a four-element relay lens with good definition and color correction.