Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trifocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-fo-cal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving three foci.

adj

Of or pertaining to corrective lenses that have three different powers per eye.

Etymology

By surface analysis, tri- + focal, or, by surface analysis, tri- + foc(us) + -al.

Derived Forms

trifocalization

Frequently Paired Words

bifocals trifocals confocal unifocal bifocal quadrifocal

Questions

What does trifocal mean?: Involving three foci.
Where does trifocal come from?: By surface analysis, tri- + focal, or, by surface analysis, tri- + foc(us) + -al.

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