"confocal" meaning in English

See confocal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: 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)
    Sense id: en-confocal-en-adj-6KSBjP-J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 62 38 Topics: engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics, sciences Derived forms: confocal conic, confocal coordinate, confocal ellipse, confocal ellipsoidal coordinate, confocal hyperbola, confocal microscope, confocal microscopy, confocal parabola, confocal parabolic coordinate, confocal quadric, confocal resonator, immunoconfocal

Noun

Forms: confocals [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-confocal-en-noun-sD-gh-wX

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