trifocal

trifocal
/truy foh"keuhl, truy"foh'-/, adj.
1. Optics. having three foci.
2. (of an eyeglass lens) having three portions, one for near, one for intermediate, and one for far vision.
n.
3. trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
[1945-50; TRI- + FOCAL]

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