multifocal

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adjective

Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.

OriginEnglish focal ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.
  2. having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishfocal
  9. Englishmultifocal

From multi- + focal.

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Translations

Czech multifokální
  • multifokálníof lens, having multiple focusing areas
German multifokal
  • multifokalof lens, having multiple focusing areas
Spanish multifocal
  • multifocalof lens, having multiple focusing areas
Cite this entry
APA

multifocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifocal

MLA

“multifocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifocal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifocal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifocal.

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