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par·fo·cal | \ ˌpär-ˈfō-kəl 
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\Definition of parfocal
: being or having lenses or lens sets (such as eyepieces) with the corresponding focal points all in the same plane
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parfocality \ ˌpär-fō-ˈka-lə-tē \ noun
\ nounparfocalize \ ˌpär-ˈfō-kə-ˌlīz \ transitive verb
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parfocal
adjectivepar·fo·cal | \ (ˈ)pär-ˈfō-kəl \
\Medical Definition of parfocal
: having corresponding focal points all in the same plane : having sets of objectives or eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged without varying the focus of the instrument (as a microscope) with which they are used
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parfocality \ -fō-ˈkal-ət-ē \ noun, plural parfocalities
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The first known use of parfocal was circa 1886
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