adj :  having corresponding focal points all in the same plane  :  having sets of objectives or eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged without varying the focus of the instrument (as a microscope) with which they are used par*fo*cal*i*ty n pl  -ties  
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  peri·fo·cal 
 
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