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BIFOCALS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bifocals mean?
• BIFOCALS (noun)
The noun BIFOCALS has 1 sense:
1. (plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
Familiarity information: BIFOCALS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bifocals" is a kind of...):
eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles ((plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)
Domain usage:
plural (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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