FOCALIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of bringing into focus

Synonyms:

focalisation; focalization; focusing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("focalization" is a kind of...):

intensification (action that makes something stronger or more extreme)

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

refocusing (focusing again)

Derivation:

focalize (put (an image) into focus)

focalize (become focussed or come into focus)

focalize (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)

Meaning:

The confinement of an infection to a limited area

Synonyms:

focalisation; focalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("focalization" is a kind of...):

pathogenesis (the origination and development of a disease)

Derivation:

focalize (concentrate on a particular place or spot)