bifocal (redirected from bifocalism)

bi·fo·cal  (b-fkl, bf-)

adj.

1. Having two focal lengths.

2. Having one section that corrects for distant vision and another that corrects for near vision, as an eyeglass lens.

3. Embodying two distinct and often conflicting goals, interests, or courses of action: "a smoothly functioning bifocal mind" (John McPhee). "A bifocal monetary policy . . . has kept one eye on the money supply and the other on interest rates" (Edward Meadows).

pl.n. bi·fo·cals (bfklz, b-f-)

Eyeglasses with bifocal lenses.

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bi·focal·ism n.

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bifocal

Adjective

having two different focuses, esp. (of a lens) permitting near and distant vision

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bifocal - having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"

Translations

bifocal

adj bifocal [baiˈfəukəl]

(of lenses) having two points of focus, which help people to see things close at hand and things far away. bifokale ثُنائي البُؤْره двуфокусен bifokální bifokal mit zwei Brennpunkten; Bifokal-... διεστιακός (για φακούς όρασης) bifocal bifokaal- دو کانونه؛ دو دیده kaksiteho- à double foyer מִשקָפַייִם דוּ-מוֹקְדִיים दो फोकस वाला bifokalni bifokális fokus ganda tvískipt gleraugu bifocale 二焦点の 초점이 둘 있는 dviejų židinių bifokāls dwifokus dubbelgeslepen bifokal dwuogniskowy bifocal bifo­cal бифокальный bifokálny dvogoriščen bifokalni bifokal ที่มีสองเลนส์ เลนส์หนึ่งมองใกล้ อีกเลนส์มองไกล iki odaklı, çift mercekli 雙焦點的 двофокусний, біфокальний دوہری عینک hai tròng 双焦点的