confocal
/kənˈfəʊkəl/US/kənˈfoʊkəl/
confocal adjective: having the same foci.
Adjective
confocal (not comparable)
- Having the same foci.
Noun
confocal (plural confocals)
- Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses
confocal meaning in Tamil
confocal in Tamil
- ஒருகுவியமுள்ள, பொதுக்குவிய
Forms of confocal
| plural | confocals |
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Origin of confocal
From con- + focal.
Words formed from confocal
- confocal conic
- confocal coordinate
- confocal ellipse
- confocal ellipsoidal coordinate
- confocal hyperbola
- confocality
- confocalized
- confocally
- confocal microscope
- confocal microscopy
- confocal parabola
- confocal parabolic coordinate
- confocal quadric
- confocal resonator
- immunoconfocal
- macroconfocal
- nonconfocal
- stereoconfocal
Questions about confocal
- What does confocal mean?
- Confocal means having the same foci.
- What is confocal in Tamil?
- Confocal in Tamil is ஒருகுவியமுள்ள, பொதுக்குவிய. See Confocal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is confocal?
- Confocal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce confocal?
- Confocal is pronounced /kənˈfəʊkəl/ (UK).
Words near confocal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: confocal (page history and authors); confocal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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