focal
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fo·cal
(fō′kəl)adj.
1. Of or relating to a focus.
2. Placed at or measured from a focus.
fo′cal·ly adv.
focal
(ˈfəʊkəl)adj
1. (General Physics) of or relating to a focus
2. (General Physics) situated at, passing through, or measured from the focus
ˈfocally adv
fo•cal
(ˈfoʊ kəl)adj.
of, pertaining to, or at a focus.
[1685–95]
fo′cal•ly, adv.
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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" |
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بُؤْري
ohniskový
fokuserende
brennidepils-; skerpu-
ohniskový
odak noktasına ait
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
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
n → Brennweite f
focal plane
n → Brennebene f
focal point
n (lit, fig) → Brennpunkt m; his family is the focal of his life → seine Familie ist der Mittelpunkt seines Lebens, sein ganzes Leben dreht sich um seine Familie
focus
(ˈfoukəs) – plurals ˈfocuses ~foci (ˈfousai) – noun1. the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.
2. a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed. She was the focus of everyone's attention.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈfocus(s)ed – 1. to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture. Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.
2. to direct (attention etc) to one point. The accident focussed public attention on the danger.
ˈfocal adjectivein/out of focus
giving or not giving a clear picture. These photographs are out of focus.
fo·cal
a. focal, rel. a un foco.