confocal

English

Etymology

con- +‎ focal

Adjective

confocal (not comparable)

1. (optics) (mathematics) Having the same foci

Derived terms

• confocal conic
• confocal coordinate
• confocal ellipse
• confocal ellipsoidal coordinate
• confocal hyperbola
• confocal microscope
• confocal microscopy
• confocal parabola
• confocal parabolic coordinate
• confocal quadric
• confocal resonator