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Focal distance   /fˈoʊkəl dˈɪstəns/   Listen
adjective
Focal  adj.  Belonging to,or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point.
Focal distance or
Focal length, of a lens or mirror
(Opt.), the distance of the focus from the surface of the lens or mirror, or more exactly, in the case of a lens, from its optical center.
Focal distance of a telescope, the distance of the image of an object from the object glass.






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"Focal distance" Quotes from Famous Books



... seen that the glass placed at the observer's eye produces the magnifying power, and the object-glass which bears this power the best is the one that has the largest diameter and the greatest focal distance. In order to magnify 48,000 times it must be much larger than those of Herschel and Lord Rosse. There lay the difficulty, for the casting of these mirrors is ...
— The Moon-Voyage • Jules Verne



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