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focal length

 
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–noun Optics.
1. the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f
2. the distance between an object lens and its corresponding focal plane in a telescope.
Also called focal distance.

Origin:
1745–55
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focal distance  
n.   Abbr. FD
See focal length.
focal length  
n.   Abbr. f
The distance from the surface of a lens or mirror to its focal point. Also called focal distance, focus.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

focal length

The distance between the focal point of a lens (that is, the point at which the lens will focus parallel rays of light) and the lens itself.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: focal length
Pronunciation: -"le[ng](k)th
Function: noun
: the distance of a focus from the surface of a lens or concave mirror —symbolf
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focal distance n.
See focal length.

focal length n.
The distance from the surface of a lens or mirror to its focal point. Also called focal distance, focus.

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focal length   (fō'kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
The distance between the optical center of a lens or mirror to its focal point.
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