confocal
nounEtymology From con- + focal.
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Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses
confocal
adjUK /kənˈfəʊkəl/ · US /kənˈfoʊkəl/
Etymology From con- + focal.
1
Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Optics, Physical sciences, Physics, Sciences Having the same foci.
- Derived terms
- confocal conic, confocal coordinate, confocal ellipse, confocal ellipsoidal coordinate, confocal hyperbola, confocality, confocalized, confocally, confocal microscope, confocal microscopy, confocal parabola, confocal parabolic coordinate, confocal quadric, confocal resonator, immunoconfocal, macroconfocal, nonconfocal, stereoconfocal