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Definitions for bifocals
bi·fo·cals
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Princeton's WordNet
bifocalsnoun
(plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
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bifocalsnoun
spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses
Etymology: From bi- + focal (see focus), coined in 1824 by John Isaac Hawkins, inventor of trifocals. When the concept of bifocals was originally conceived by Benjamin Franklin, he called them double spectacles.
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Bifocals
Bifocals are eyeglasses with two distinct optical powers. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism.
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bifocals
Bifocals are a type of eyeglasses that contain two distinct optical powers. They are most commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism. The lens is typically divided into two sections - the upper part for distance vision and the lower part for near vision. The term is derived from "bi", meaning two, and "focal", referring to the focus of the lens.
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Bifocals
Bifocals are eyeglasses with two distinct optical powers. Bifocals are most commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bifocals in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bifocals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of bifocals in a Sentence
It gives you a wider viewing area to view all kinds of reading material, whether it’s digital or print, so that your eyes don’t have to converge as sharply as with a traditional lens – that’s what fatigues the [eye] muscles, these lenses are for the consumer that is a little bit older, the generation X, the baby boomer. They are the ones that have traditionally worn bifocals.
I dont know whether my Republican friends are just intimidated by technology, i mean, listening to some of them I think they think bifocals are a radical idea.
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