Meaning & use
bifocal
Having two parts with different focal lengths, especially in eyeglass lenses for near and far vision.
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His bifocal glasses let him read a book and see across the room clearly.
She switched to bifocal lenses once she needed help with both distance and reading vision.
A note on using this word
Bifocal describes lenses with two focusing zones; the plural noun 'bifocals' refers to the glasses themselves.
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