multifocal

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ focal.

Adjective

multifocal

1. Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.
2. (of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.

Derived terms

• progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Translations

of lens, having multiple focusing areas

Czech: multifokální (cs) German: multifokal Spanish: multifocal

Further reading

• “multifocal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French multifocale.

Adjective

multifocal m or n (feminine singular multifocală, masculine plural multifocali, feminine and neuter plural multifocale)

1. multifocal

Declension

Declension of multifocal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	multifocal		multifocală		multifocali	multifocale
	definite	multifocalul		multifocala		multifocalii	multifocalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	multifocal		multifocale		multifocali	multifocale
	definite	multifocalului		multifocalei		multifocalilor	multifocalelor

Spanish

Adjective

multifocal m or f (masculine and feminine plural multifocales)

1. multifocal (having more than one focus or several focusing areas)

Further reading

• “multifocal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024