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FOCAL POINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The concentration of attention or energy on somethingplay

Example:

he had no direction in his life

Synonyms:

centering; direction; focal point; focus; focusing; focussing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("focal point" is a kind of...):

absorption; concentration; engrossment; immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "focal point"):

particularism (a focus on something particular)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it divergesplay

Synonyms:

focal point; focus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("focal point" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A central point or locus of an infection in an organismplay

Example:

the focus of infection

Synonyms:

focal point; focus; nidus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("focal point" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Holonyms ("focal point" is a part of...):

focal infection (bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere)

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