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focal length definition

focal length

the distance from the optical center of a lens or curved mirror to the point where light rays from a very distant object converge
also focal distance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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