Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyfocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-fo-cal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having multiple foci

Example Sentences

"Myopathic features with polyfocal regeneration and occasional necrosis-no inflammation and absence of rimmed vacuoles were observed in some fibres.[ 9 10 ] There are other distal myopathies that look like Miyoshi myopathy."

Etymology

From poly- + focal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Frequently Paired Words

oligofocal

Questions

What does polyfocal mean?: Having multiple foci
Where does polyfocal come from?: From poly- + focal.

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