Definitions found on www.dictionary.com Concave: a curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved Convex:having a surface that is curved or rounded outwards
Both concave and convex mirrors are spherical mirrors
concave mirror
a spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is curved inwards is called a concave mirror
convex mirror
a spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is curved outwards is called a convex mirror
You can find concave mirrors in museums and microscopes
in concave and convex mirrors refraction happens
The Rear view mirrors are convex The Headlights are concave
-A car's headlight, reflector lamps. -Concave mirrors can be used as makeup or shaving mirrors because an enlarged image can be obtained using a concave image. -Concave mirrors can also be mirrors used for dentists to see an enlarged image of a tooth.
Christmas bulbs are convex. Make up mirrors are concave. reg. mirrors are plane
Concave mirrors are used as the primary mirror in Newtonian and Dobsonian telescopes for astronomy observations. Concave mirrors are also used in mirror lenses for cameras.
Concave mirrors are used in telescopes. Convex mirrors are used as side-view mirrors in cars.
Some practical uses for concave and convex mirrors are in medical instruments, car mirrors, and telescopes.
concave mirrors are used as dental mirrors. this is because concave mirrors produce highly magnified images which is useful in obtaining larger view of teeth and gums.
there are three kinds of mirror 1) concave 2) convex 3) plane
concave mirrors are used as rear view mirrors and serve dentists and used as reflectors
a detist use concave mirrors to focus light on the tooth because when objects are kept very closee to concave mirrors they look larger, this makes concave mirrors useful for a dentist to focus light on the tooth.