How do you use Biconcave in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like concave, plus the exact meaning.
Biconcave in a sentence
Biconcave meaning
Having both sides that are concave.
Synonyms of Biconcave
Using Biconcave
- The main meaning on this page is: Having both sides that are concave.
- Useful related words include: concavo-concave, concave.
- In the example corpus, biconcave often appears in combinations such as: is biconcave, biconcave or.
Context around Biconcave
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Biconcave
- In this selection, "biconcave" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, transversely and outlines stand out and add context to how "biconcave" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is a biconcave transversely oval and lens is biconcave or plano. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "biconcave" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with biconcave
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A lens with two concave surfaces is biconcave (or just concave). (11 words)
Between these articular surfaces is the articular disc (or meniscus), which is a biconcave, transversely oval disc composed of dense fibrous connective tissue. (23 words)
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. (30 words)
The broken pumice is clear and isotropic, and very small particles commonly have crescentic, sickle-shaped, or biconcave outlines, showing that they are produced by the shattering of a vesicular glass, sometimes described as ash-structure. (36 words)
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. (30 words)
Between these articular surfaces is the articular disc (or meniscus), which is a biconcave, transversely oval disc composed of dense fibrous connective tissue. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
A lens with two concave surfaces is biconcave (or just concave).
Between these articular surfaces is the articular disc (or meniscus), which is a biconcave, transversely oval disc composed of dense fibrous connective tissue.
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.
The broken pumice is clear and isotropic, and very small particles commonly have crescentic, sickle-shaped, or biconcave outlines, showing that they are produced by the shattering of a vesicular glass, sometimes described as ash-structure.
Common combinations with biconcave
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is biconcave 3×
- biconcave or 2×