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focal

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fo·cal  (fkl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a focus.
2. Placed at or measured from a focus.

focal·ly adv.

focal [ˈfəʊkəl]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) of or relating to a focus
2. (Physics / General Physics) situated at, passing through, or measured from the focus
focally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.focal - having or localized centrally at a focus; "focal point"; "focal infection"
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
2.focal - of or relating to a focus; "focal length"
Translations
focal [ˈfəʊkəl]
A. ADJ (Tech) → focal
B. CPD focal distance Ndistancia f focal
focal plane Nplano m focal
focal point Npunto m focal (fig) → centro m de atención
focal [ˈfəʊkəl] adj [length, plane] → focal(e)
focal point n
(= key place) → point m de convergence
(= key feature) → attraction f, point m d'attraction
the focal point of the show this year → l'attraction du spectacle cette année
(= key issue) [meeting, discussions] → point m central
[battle, conflict] → point m focal
focal
adj (fig)im Brennpunkt (stehend), fokal (geh)

focal:
focal length
nBrennweite f
focal plane
nBrennebene f
focal point
n (lit, fig)Brennpunkt m; his family is the focal of his lifeseine Familie ist der Mittelpunkt seines Lebens, sein ganzes Leben dreht sich um seine Familie
focal [ˈfəʊkl] adj (Tech) → focale
focal [ˈfəʊkl] adj (Tech) → focale


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Yonder was Arthur, King of Britain; yonder was Guenever; yes, and whole tribes of little provincial kings and kinglets; and in the tented camp yonder, renowned knights from many lands; and likewise the selectest body known to chivalry, the Knights of the Table Round, the most illustrious in Christendom; and biggest fact of all, the very sun of their shining system was yonder couching his lance, the focal point of forty thousand adoring eyes; and all by myself, here was I laying for him.
Of what use is genius, if the organ is too convex or too concave and cannot find a focal distance within the actual horizon of human life?
 
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