Most all corrective lenses are convex. Anything round, or even just "roundish" has a convex shape. From bowling balls to chickens' eggs, they are all convex, or "rounded outward" in shape.
Convex
A convex reflector.
A convex shape.
Surely it must be the camber?
The opposite of convex is concave. Concave shapes have an inward curve, while convex shapes have an outward curve.
Lenses can be concave or convex depending on their shape. Concave lenses curve inward and are thinner in the center, causing light to diverge. Convex lenses curve outward and are thicker in the center, causing light to converge. Glasses can have either concave or convex lenses, depending on what vision correction is needed.
The two types of curved mirrors are concave and convex mirrors. Concave mirrors curve inward and can create both real and virtual images, while convex mirrors curve outward and only produce virtual images.
Convex lenses are curved inward. Concave lenses curve outward.
A convex lens curves outward, forming an elliptical shape.
In geography, convex refers to a landform or terrain that bulges outward in a rounded or curved shape, often resembling a dome or hill. This term is commonly used to describe features such as mountain peaks or hillsides that curve gently outward.
Most all corrective lenses are convex. Anything round, or even just "roundish" has a convex shape. From bowling balls to chickens' eggs, they are all convex, or "rounded outward" in shape.
A convex shape curves outward like a bowl, while a concave shape curves inward like a cave. Convex shapes do not make things upside down.
Concave describes a surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl, while convex describes a surface that curves outward like the outside of a ball. In a concave shape, the center of the curve is higher than the edges, whereas in a convex shape, the center is lower than the edges.
A convex mirror is most similar to a diverging lens. Both surfaces curve outward and cause light rays to diverge.
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Concave means inward and Convex means outward, therefore "concave right scoliosis" means that there is an inward curve to the right in the spine