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It is called a convex lens.

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Is a lens that is thicker at the edges than in the middle a concave lens?

Yes, this is a concave lens. It is also called a diverging lens because it causes light rays to spread out.


What describes a lens?

thicker at the edges that in the middle


What is a lens has a center that is thicker than its edges?

A convex lens.


What describes a Concave lens?

thicker at the edges that in the middle


What type of glass lenses are fatter in the middle than at the edges called?

Convex lens are thicker in the middle. Concave lens are thinner in the middle.


A lens that is thinner in the middle than the edges is a concave lens?

Actually, a lens that is thinner in the middle than the edges is a convex lens, not a concave lens. Concave lenses are thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, while convex lenses bulge out in the middle.


What is a lens that is thicker at the edges than the middle?

Concave. The opposite- thick in middle, thin at edges- is convex.


Is a contact lens a diverging or a converging lens?

They can be either. They will converge if thicker in the middle than edges, and diverge if thinner in the middle than edges.


A lens that is thicker in the center than at the edges is called a?

Convex lens.


What is a curved lens in which the center is thicker than the edges?

A convex lens is a curved lens in which the center is thicker than the edges. Convex lenses are thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, causing light rays passing through it to converge at a focal point.


What shape is concave lens?

A spoon that you have put some food into is a concave shape. It is a cavity. A concave lens is such that it is thicker at the edges than in the middle. Convex is the bottom of the spoon. A convex lens is thicker in the centre than around the edges.


What lens is thicker at the edges?

A concave lens is thicker at the edges compared to the center.