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confocal

[ kon-foh-kuhl ]

adjective

, Mathematics.
  1. having the same focus or foci.


confocal

/ kɒnˈfəʊkəl /

adjective

  1. having a common focus or common foci

    confocal ellipses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of confocal1

First recorded in 1865–70; con- + focal
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Example Sentences

The winning image, stitched together from hundreds of images taken over two days with a confocal microscope, was crafted by University of Geneva researchers Grigorii Timin and Michel Milinkovitch.

Two ellipsoids in which the principal sections lie in the same planes, and have the same foci, are called confocal.

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