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Occasions Definition–noun | 1. | a particular time, esp. as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions. | | 2. | a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.: His birthday will be quite an occasion. | | 3. | a convenient or favorable time, opportunity, or juncture: This slack period would be a good occasion to take inventory. | | 4. | the immediate or incidental cause or reason for some action or result: What is the occasion for this uproar? | | 5. | (in the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead) the coincidence of the eternal objects forming a specific point-event. | | 6. | occasions, Obsolete. | b. | necessary business matters: to go about one's lawful occasions. | | –verb (used with object) | 7. | to give occasion or cause for; bring about. | —Idiom | 8. | on occasion, now and then; from time to time; occasionally: She visits New York on occasion. | |
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Multifocal Definition–adjective | 1. | having several focuses. | | 2. | (of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness. | |
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