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plano-convex
Light rays converge through a plano-convex lens.

pla·no-con·vex

 (plā′nō-kŏn-vĕks′, -kŏn′vĕks′)
adj.
Flat on one side and convex on the other: a plano-convex lens.
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plano-convex

(ˌpleɪnəʊˈkɒnvɛks)
adj
(of a lens) having one side convex and the other side plane
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pla•no-con•vex

(ˌpleɪ noʊ kɒnˈvɛks, -kən-)

adj.
pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
[1655–65]
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