Word: bifocals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
fo
cals
Definition: Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
Morphemes:
Affix: bi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: two, paired, both
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bis
Language: la
Decoded: bis
Meaning: twice
Affix: focus
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: focus
Language: la
Decoded: focus
Meaning: hearth, fireplace
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).