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Corrective vs Trifocal - What's the difference?

corrective | trifocal |

As adjectives the difference between corrective and trifocal

is that corrective is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct while trifocal is (optics) of or pertaining to corrective lenses that have three different powers per eye.

As a noun corrective

is something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability.

corrective

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct
  • As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes .
  • Qualifying; limiting.
  • * Holdsworth
  • The Psalmist interposeth this corrective particle.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability
  • alkalies are correctives of acids
    penalties are correctives of immoral conduct
  • (obsolete) limitation; restriction
  • ----

    trifocal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (optics) Of or pertaining to corrective lenses that have three different powers per eye.