parfocal

[ pahr-foh-kuh l ]

/ pɑrˈfoʊ kəl /

adjective Optics.

of or relating to different eyepieces (of telescopes or microscopes) that all focus their images in the same plane, so that they can be interchanged without readjusting the instrument.

Nearby words

pareunia, parev, pareve, parfait, parfleche, parfocal, parfum, pargasite, parget, pargeting, parging

Origin of parfocal

First recorded in 1885–90; par¹ + focal