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1Bifocals — are eyeglasses whose corrective lenses each contain regions with two distinct optical powers. Bifocals are most commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hypermetropia, and/or astigmatism.… …
2Bifocals — Bi fo cals, n. pl. [Pref. bi + focal.] eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having different focal lengths. [PJC] …
3bifocals — ☆ bifocals [bī′fō΄kəlz ] pl.n. eyeglasses with bifocal lenses * * * …
4bifocals — bifocal spectacles, 1899, see BIFOCAL (Cf. bifocal). Conceived by Benjamin Franklin, but called by him double spectacles …
5bifocals — ☆ bifocals [bī′fō΄kəlz ] pl.n. eyeglasses with bifocal lenses …
6bifocals — [[t]ba͟ɪfo͟ʊk(ə)lz[/t]] N PLURAL (The form bifocal is used as a modifier.) Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things… …
7bifocals — noun spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses See Also: bifocal, trifocals …
8bifocals — bi·fo·cals (biґfo kəlz) bifocal glasses …
9bifocals — Synonyms and related words: Polaroid glasses, blinkers, cheaters, colored glasses, contact lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglass, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, granny glasses, harlequin glasses, horn rimmed glasses, lorgnette, lorgnon …
10bifocals — bi|fo|cals [baıˈfəukəlz US ˈbaıfou ] n [plural] special glasses with an upper part made for seeing things that are far away, and a lower part made for reading >bifocal adj …