confocal

American  

[kon-foh-kuhl] / kɒnˈfoʊ kəl /

adjective

Mathematics.

1. having the same focus or foci.

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confocal British  

/ kɒnˈfəʊkəl /

adjective

1. having a common focus or common foci

   confocal ellipses

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Etymology

Origin of confocal

First recorded in 1865–70; con- + focal

Example Sentences

"And once we had these clues at the molecular level, we were able to confirm these structural changes using confocal microscopy."

From Science Daily

It is blocking out the light so she can work at a highly-sensitive confocal microscope that uses lasers to illuminate brain samples.

From BBC

The lab provides access to cutting-edge techniques such as light and electron microscopy, confocal imaging, molecular barcoding, and micro-CT scanning.

From Science Daily

We also relied on confocal and super-high resolution microscopy in isolated mouse heart muscle cells that were treated with the labeled protein.

From Science Daily

This computationally intensive method improves the contrast and resolution of digital images captured in optical microscopes like widefield, confocal or transmission microscopes.

From Science Daily