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How to pronounce bifocals in English?

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Type of eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles

Examples of bifocals

bifocals
Her face freezes behind the bifocals for a moment before thawing into skepticism.
From the washingtonpost.com
Once upon a time, the eyes glued to financial news would have had to wear bifocals.
From the time.com
His paunch hangs over his belt, and his eyes blink slowly behind horn-rimmed bifocals.
From the washingtonpost.com
It is as though, after a few years of wearing bifocals, all women suddenly went blind.
From the newscientist.com
Seger wore bifocals, a faded blue T-shirt, and his hair was shaggy white.
From the suntimes.com
The one who cut down the cherry tree, or the one who invented bifocals?
From the guardian.co.uk
Older, with bifocals resting low on their nose and a cigarette dangling from their lips.
From the time.com
Benjamin Franklin is generally credited with the invention of bifocals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You can save 50 percent off lenses, including bifocals and no-lines, with a frame purchase.
From the dailynews.com
More examples
  • Eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
  • (bifocal) having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses"
  • Bifocals are eyeglasses with two distinct optical powers. Bifocals are most commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism.
  • Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses
  • (bifocal) Lens that includes correction for both near vision and far vision.
  • (Bi-Focal) This refers to a lens with two separated fields of vision, one for distance, and the other for close work. The areas are specifically differentiated by a visible line. The area is approximately 14 x 28mm, and the top portion is approximately 40% up from the bottom of the lens. ...
  • (BI-FOCAL) TWO LENSES COMBINED INTO ONE LENS AREA TO GIVE TWO DIFFERENT FOCAL LENGTHS, USUALLY DISTANCE AND READING
  • (Bifocal) Literally, having two foci. The term is specifically applied to lenses made up of two parts, each having a different refracting power, and therefore a different principal focal point; one part, as a rule, being intended for distant vision and the other for reading and close work.
  • (Bifocal) Type of lenses segmented for nearsight and farsight. They are used most often for people suffering from Presbyopia.