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English noun: focal point | |||
| 1. | focal point (phenomenon) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges | ||
| Synonyms | focus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| 2. | focal point (state) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism | ||
| Samples | The focus of infection. | ||
| Synonyms | focus, nidus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Part meronym | focal infection | ||
| 3. | focal point (cognition) the concentration of attention or energy on something | ||
| Samples | The focus of activity shifted to molecular biology. He had no direction in his life. | ||
| Synonyms | centering, direction, focus, focusing, focussing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | particularism | ||
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