focometer

[ foh-kom-i-ter ]

/ foʊˈkɒm ɪ tər /

noun Optics.

an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens or other optical system.

Nearby words

focalize, focally, foch, foch, ferdinand, foci, focometer, focsani, focus, focus group, focus puller, focused

Origin of focometer

First recorded in 1850–55; foc(us) + -o- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for focometer

focometer

/ (fəʊˈkɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens

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