"confocal" meaning in English

See confocal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From con- + focal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|con|focal}} con- + focal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} confocal (not comparable)
  1. (optics, mathematics) Having the same foci Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Optics Translations (Having the same foci): confocal (French), confocale (Italian), co-focusagh (Manx), confocal (Portuguese), confocal (Spanish)
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Noun

Forms: confocals [plural]
Etymology: From con- + focal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|con|focal}} con- + focal Head templates: {{en-noun}} confocal (plural confocals)
  1. Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses
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Inflected forms

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