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bifocal lens

[bī′fō·kəl ′lenz]
(optics)
A lens with two parts having different focal lengths.
In particular, an eyeglass lens having one part that corrects for distant vision and one part for near vision.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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