convex mirror

collocation in English

meaningsofconvexandmirror

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convex
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.veks/us
/ˈkɑːn.veks/
curved or ...
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mirror
noun
uk
/ˈmɪr.ər/us
/ˈmɪr.ɚ/
a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front ...
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(Definition ofconvexandmirrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As against this, this situation is reflected in distorted form in the contemporaries' mere party struggles as if in aconvexmirror.
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The three-pass amplification is achieved by means of a telescope equipped with a 4.4-m radiusconvexmirrorand a 34-mm-diameter, 1.4-m-radius concave mirror.
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This new transparent glass, called "crystal," had replaced the greenish-tinted product, and the flat mirror replaced the medievalconvexmirror, which often resulted in a distorted image.
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There will have to be a kind ofconvexmirror, or something like that.
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A diverging (negative) lens, or aconvexmirror, does not focus a collimated beam to a point.
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The focal length is positive for a concave mirror, and negative for aconvexmirror.
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Other aids are dark glasses, or observing the sky reflected in aconvexmirroror in a pool of water.
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Aconvexmirrorhangs from a central bar in the shuttered window above the basin, and shows the reflection of both figures.
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His mind is aconvexmirrorin which events appear brilliantly coloured, brilliantly distinct, and sometimes a little distorted.
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When she takes off her glasses and opens her eyes wide, her reflection from aconvexmirrormakes her look like a completely different person.
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The artist presents the spaces of our lives filtered by a realconvexmirrorand the curved mirror of her imagination as well.
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A concave-convex cavity has oneconvexmirrorwith a negative radius of curvature.
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The real street's most distinguishing feature was the advertising front, where a concave and aconvexmirrorhung, distorting the image of all those who passed by.
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Cooper wore neither theconvexmirroror the life vest.
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Spot mirrors, aconvexmirrorwhich provides a distorted image of the entire side of the vehicle, are commonly mounted on at least the right side of a vehicle.
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Convex mirrors reflect light outwards, therefore they are not used to focus light.
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Convex mirrors make everything seem smaller but cover a larger area of surveillance.
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Convex mirrors are preferred in vehicles because they give an upright, though diminished, image.
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Unlike convex mirrors, concave mirrors show different image types depending on the distance between the object and the mirror.
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