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Convex bulges outward (thicker in the center than the edge)

Concave bulges inward (thinner in the center than the edge)

Convex lenses magnify when you look through then, concave lenses make things look smaller.

You can focus a distant object to a point with a convex lens (the image will be upside down).

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The concave and convex lenses are different in that the concave is bent inwards while the convex bulges outwards. Convex lenses magnify objects while concave lenses make them seem smaller.

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concave lenses are thicker at the edges and convex lenses are thicker in the middle

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