Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.] Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See {Convex}, and {Lens}. [1913 Webster]
bulging \bulging\ adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken-backed, hogged}; {convexo-concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}. Syn: convex. [WordNet 1.5] 2. curving outward. Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant. [WordNet 1.5]