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1focal length — n technical the distance between the centre of a lens and the focal point …
2focal length — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms focal length : singular focal length plural focal lengths physics the distance from the centre of a lens or mirror to its focal point …
3focal length — noun the distance from a lens to its focus • Syn: ↑focal distance • Hypernyms: ↑distance * * * noun, pl ⋯ lengths [count] technical : the distance from the surface of a lens to the point of focus (sense 3) * * * ˌfocal ˈlength [focal length] …
4focal length — /ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ / (say fohkuhl length) noun 1. (of a mirror or lens) the distance from the optical centre to the focal point. 2. (of a telescope) the distance between the object lens and its corresponding focal plane …
5focal — adj. of, at, or in terms of a focus. Phrases and idioms: focal distance (or length) the distance between the centre of a mirror or lens and its focus. focal plane the plane through the focus perpendicular to the axis of a mirror or lens. focal… …
6focal length — noun (C) technical the distance between the centre of a lens and the focal point …
7focal length — noun the distance between the centre of a lens or curved mirror and its focus. ↘the equivalent distance in a compound lens or telescope …
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