afocal

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ focal.

Adjective

afocal (not comparable)

1. (optics, of an imaging system) Not focused
2. (optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)

Derived terms

• afocality
• afocally

Translations

having a focal point at infinity

German: afokal Persian: بی‌کانون (bi-kânun) Portuguese: afocal

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ focal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

afocal (feminine afocale, masculine plural afocaux, feminine plural afocales)

1. afocal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈkaw/ [a.foˈkaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈkal/ [ɐ.fuˈkaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈkal/ [ɐ.fuˈkaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈka.li/

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧cal

Adjective

afocal m or f (plural afocais)

1. (optics, of a lens) afocal (having a focal point at infinity)

Further reading

• “afocal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afocal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French afocal.

Adjective

afocal m or n (feminine singular afocală, masculine plural afocali, feminine/neuter plural afocale)

1. afocal

Declension

Declension of afocal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	afocal		afocală		afocali	afocale
	definite	afocalul		afocala		afocalii	afocalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	afocal		afocale		afocali	afocale
	definite	afocalului		afocalei		afocalilor	afocalelor