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Meaning of "parfocal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARFOCAL

parfocal  [pɑːˈfəʊkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARFOCAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parfocal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARFOCAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parfocal lens

A parfocal lens is a lens that stays in focus when magnification/focal length is changed. There is inevitably some amount of focus error, but small enough to be considered insignificant.

Definition of parfocal in the English dictionary

The definition of parfocal in the dictionary is maintaining focus even if magnification is changed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARFOCAL


afocal
ˈeɪˌfəʊkəl
bifocal
baɪˈfəʊkəl
confocal
kɒnˈfəʊkəl
epifocal
ˌɛpɪˈfəʊkəl
focal
ˈfəʊkəl
hyperfocal
ˌhaɪpəˈfəʊkəl
interlocal
ˌɪntəˈləʊkəl
local
ˈləʊkəl
matrifocal
ˌmætrɪˈfəʊkəl
multifocal
ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊkəl
nonfocal
ˌnɒnˈfəʊkəl
nonlocal
nɒnˈləʊkəl
patrifocal
ˌpætrɪˈfəʊkəl
patrilocal
ˌpætrɪˈləʊkəl
socle
ˈsəʊkəl
trifocal
traɪˈfəʊkəl
univocal
ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊkəl
varifocal
ˈvɛərɪˌfəʊkəl
vocal
ˈvəʊkəl
yokel
ˈjəʊkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARFOCAL

paresis
paresthesia
paresthetic
paretic
Pareto
pareu
parev
pareve
parfait
parfleche
parfocalise
parfocality
parfocalize
pargasite
parge
parget
pargeter
pargeting
pargetting
pargo

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARFOCAL

equivocal
irreciprocal
multivocal
nonreciprocal
nonvocal
pedocal
reciprocal
semivocal
subvocal
unequivocal
unvocal
uxorilocal
virilocal

Synonyms and antonyms of parfocal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parfocal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARFOCAL

Find out the translation of parfocal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parfocal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parfocal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齐焦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parfocal
570 millions of speakers

English

parfocal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

parfocal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستتب البؤرتين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Парфокальное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parfocal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

parfocal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parfocale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parfocal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

parfokal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同一焦点の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

parfocal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parfocal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

parfocal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

parfocal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परफोकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parfocal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parafocale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parafokalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Парфокальное
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parfocal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρεστιακή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parfocal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parfokal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parfokal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parfocal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARFOCAL»

The term «parfocal» is normally little used and occupies the 135.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARFOCAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parfocal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARFOCAL»

Discover the use of parfocal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parfocal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lasers in Ophthalmology: Basic, Diagnostic, and Surgical ...
(Reproduced from Fankhauser et al.' by courtesy of the publisher.) draspheric lens compared to the other two auxiliary lenses (Fig. 5). Two optical systems for controlling laser spot size are currently in use, namely, parfocal (generic par- focal) ...
Franz Fankhauser, Sylwia Kwasniewska, 2003
2
The Practice of Surgical Pathology: A Beginner's Guide to ...
Parfocal. Parfocality means that if an image is focused at 40×, you should be able to switch to 4× and still be in focus. It is not the same as Köhler illumination. You can achieve parfocality only on a microscope with two adjustable eyepieces; ...
Diana Weedman Molavi, 2008
3
Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, ...
Another term that is frequently encountered in eyepiece literature but rarely defined is parfocal. This simply means that the telescope will require little or no refocusing when one eyepiece is switched for another in the same set. Without parfocal ...
Philip S. Harrington, 2011
4
Optics in Astronomy
A "doubly parfocal" lens is shown in Figure 10. This is a "focal modifier rod", consisting of a single rod of fused silica. The rays tend to converge at the front surface and diverge at the second surface, even though these are concave and convex ...
J. V. Wall, 1993
5
Astronomy Hacks
Such eyepieces are referred to as being parfocal with each other. Most eyepiece series are parfocal within the series. For example, all Tele Vue Radians are parfocal with each other, as well as with most Tele Vue Plossls, most Tele Vue ...
Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, 2005
6
Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic Imaging
When the nosepiece is rotated to change to a new parfocal objective, the operator can reestablish focus with only a minor adjustment to the fine focus knob . Most manufactures use a parfocal distance of 45 mm, but Nikon microscopes have a ...
Douglas B. Murphy, Michael W. Davidson, 2012
7
Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos
Parfocal Eyepiece for Focusing An eyepiece that is “parfocal” to your webcam can be rather helpful for future applications. This means that the eyepiece, as well as the webcam provides a sharp image in the same focus position. For this, you ...
Stefan Seip, 2012
8
Principles Of Microbiology:M&S
This type of microscope is, therefore, capable of magnifying the image of a specimen 100, 400 and 1,000 times, respectively. Another important feature of compound microscope is the property of parfocal (par means equal). This means that ...
R S. Mehrotra, 2009
9
Membrane Potential Imaging in the Nervous System: Methods ...
Two microscope designs used for imaging. (A) For experiments involving minimal -to-no conventional intracellular recording we use a standard compound microscope. A parfocal digital camera is used to focus the PDA, and to provide a picture ...
Marco Canepari, Dejan Zecevic, 2010
10
Photography with a Microscope
The parfocal distance is the distance between the focused plane of the specimen and the shoulder of the nosepiece into which the objective is screwed. Modern objectives usually have a parfocal distance of 45 mm; old ones (to about 1970) ...
Fred Rost, Ron Oldfield, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARFOCAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parfocal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Save Money by Checking Out Canon's Best Older Gear
It's also a parfocal lens, meaning focus will be maintained when focal length is changed. Autofocus, while not lightning fast, is quite good and ... «Fstoppers, Jul 15»
2
Orion edge-on planetary eyepieces
The absence of field curvature is accompanied by generous eye relief and focal lengths that are parfocal. Coming in 3mm, 5mm, 6mm, 9mm, ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jun 15»
3
Sigma 24-35mm f/2 - Ultra Fast Full Frame Zoom Lens
The Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 performed fantastically as both a parfocal lens (doesn't alter focus when zooming) and constant aperture lens. «cinema5D news, Jun 15»
4
Apple Patent Tips 3-Sensor Camera, True Zoom Lens on Next iPhone
These are also referred to as parfocal lenses," it notes. TechCrunch reports that the light-splitting technology might be costly to implement on ... «NDTV, Mar 15»
5
Meade's Series 5000 Mega Wide Angle Eyepieces
Each Mega Wide Angle eyepiece incorporates blackened lens edges to enhance contrast, and their parfocal design requires little or no focus ... «Sky & Telescope, Jan 15»
6
Sierra-Olympic Introduces LWIR Chassis Camera with Continuous …
The Vinden CZ 640 has a 35 -105 mm continuous-zoom parfocal lens with a 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, and horizontal field of view ... «PR.com, Sep 14»
7
Panasonic FZ1000 Shooter's Report Part I
That's likely because the lens isn't parfocal -- that is, when the zoom position is adjusted, focus can change at the same time. Still, with a fixed ... «imaging resource, Aug 14»
8
Optically Inclined
... to align two cameras to a dual port, the system is essentially two complete, high-performance parfocal and parcentric cameras in one. Geared ... «R & D Magazine, Feb 14»
9
Sony RX10 Camera Unveiled, Get the First Look
Does it have parfocal focussing? ... The two constant aperture F2.8 Panasonic G series lenses igetsmart refers to below are parfocal but of ... «YouTube, Oct 13»
10
This May Be the Biggest Lens Ever Used on a Mirrorless Camera
The zoom of the lens, which a powerful 100x magnification, is controlled using a wired remote. The lens is also parfocal, which means that once ... «PetaPixel, Jun 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Parfocal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parfocal>. May 2024 ».
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