bifocal

bi·fo·cal

 (bī-fō′kəl, bī′fō′-)

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. Having two distinct goals or objects of attention: a bifocal approach to the problem.

pl.n. bi·fo·cals (bī′fō′kəlz, bī-fō′-)

Eyeglasses with bifocal lenses.

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bi·fo′cal·ism n.

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bifocal

(baɪˈfəʊkəl)

adj

1. (General Physics) optics having two different focuses

2. (Medicine) relating to a compound lens permitting near and distant vision

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bi•fo•cal

(baɪˈfoʊ kəl, ˈbaɪˌfoʊ-)

adj.

1. having two foci.

2. (of an eyeglass or contact lens) having two portions, one for near and one for far vision.

n.

3. bifocals, bifocal eyeglasses.

[1885–90, Amer.]

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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"

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Translations

ثُنائي البُؤْره

bifokální

bifokal

Bifokal-...

bifokális

tvískipt gleraugu

bifocale

dviejų židinių

bifokāls

bifokal

bifokálny

çift mercekliiki odaklı

双焦点的

bifocal

[ˈbaɪˈfəʊkəl]

A. ADJ → bifocal

B. N bifocals → gafas fpl bifocales

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bifocal

adj → Bifokal-

n bifocals

pl → Bifokalbrille f

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bifocal

(baiˈfəukəl) adjective

(of lenses) having two points of focus, which help people to see things close at hand and things far away. bifokale ثُنائي البُؤْره двуфокусен bifocal bifokální mit zwei Brennpunkten; Bifokal-... bifokal διεστιακόςbifocal bifokaal- دو کانونه؛ دو دیده kaksitehoinen 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 دیده bifocal bifo­cal бифокальный bifokálny dvogoriščen bifokalni bifokal ที่มีสองเลนส์ เลนส์หนึ่งมองใกล้ อีกเลนส์มองไกล iki odaklı, çift mercekli (鏡片)雙焦點的 двофокусний, біфокальний دوہری عینک hai tròng （指眼镜片）双焦点的

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bi·fo·cal

a. bifocal, referente a dos focos o enfoques.

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bifocal

adj bifocal; npl (fam) lentes mpl or gafas bifocales, bifocales mpl or fpl (fam)

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