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tri⋅fo⋅cal

[trahy-foh-kuhl, trahy-foh-]
–adjective
1. Optics. having three foci.
2. (of an eyeglass lens) having three portions, one for near, one for intermediate, and one for far vision.
–noun
3. trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.

Origin:
1945–50; tri- + focal
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tri·fo·cal   (trī-fō'kəl, trī'fō'-)   
adj.  
  1. Having three focal lengths.

  2. Having one section that corrects for distant vision, a second section that corrects for medium vision, and a third that corrects for near vision, as an eyeglass lens.

n.  
  1. A lens having three focal lengths.

  2. trifocals Eyeglasses having trifocal lenses.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1tri·fo·cal
Pronunciation: (')trI-'fO-k&l
Function: adjective
1 : having three focal lengths
2 of an eyeglass lens : having one part that corrects for near vision, one for intermediate vision (as at arm's length), and one for distant vision

Main Entry: 2trifocal
Function: noun
1 : a trifocal glass or lens
2 trifocals pl : eyeglasses with trifocal lenses
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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