Focal
adjective
Being the main point or center of interest or activity.
The new shopping mall will be the focal point of the town.
Often appears as...
- focal point
- focal area
adjective
Related to the focus or concentration.
The intense focal heat of a laser can burn through metal.
Often appears as...
- focal heat
- focal concentration
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Technical
adjective
In photography, related to the focal length or focus of a lens.
By adjusting the focal length, you can change how the photo looks.
Often appears as...
- focal length
- short focal length
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Technical
adjective
In medicine, specific to a certain location in the body.
The disease caused focal damage to the patient's liver.
Often appears as...
- focal damage
- focal onset
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Being the main point or center of interest or activity.
The new shopping mall will be the focal point of the town.
Often appears as...
- focal point
- focal area
adjective
Related to the focus or concentration.
The intense focal heat of a laser can burn through metal.
Often appears as...
- focal heat
- focal concentration
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In photography, related to the focal length or focus of a lens.
By adjusting the focal length, you can change how the photo looks.
Often appears as...
- focal length
- short focal length
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In medicine, specific to a certain location in the body.
The disease caused focal damage to the patient's liver.
Often appears as...
- focal damage
- focal onset
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Attention Center
The word 'focal' implies something that captures or deserves most attention in a particular context.
The fountain is the focal feature of the garden layout.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Focal' doesn't mean something is good or bad, just that it's the central or most important element.
His misconduct was the focal issue during the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/2Attention Center
The word 'focal' implies something that captures or deserves most attention in a particular context.
The fountain is the focal feature of the garden layout.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Focal' doesn't mean something is good or bad, just that it's the central or most important element.
His misconduct was the focal issue during the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/2Attention Center
The word 'focal' implies something that captures or deserves most attention in a particular context.
The fountain is the focal feature of the garden layout.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Focal' doesn't mean something is good or bad, just that it's the central or most important element.
His misconduct was the focal issue during the meeting.
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Cara E. Yar Khan: The...
No one asked why I was limping. So I didn't say anything. It took me over a decade to internalize the severity of HIBM, even as basic tasks and functions became increasingly difficult. Yet, I continued to pursue my dream of working all over the world, and was even appointed as a disability focal point
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Photosynth 2: Exploring...
consistent point of view but on the other hand it's very difficult for somebody to do that typically the the normal action when somebody takes a panorama is like this which is moving both the it's both rotating and moving the focal point at the same time but here we're making lemonade out of that
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After the Avalanche:...
A, because it sustained me, and B, because it took me to these places, but the most important thing was the thing that I had missed to that point. I was so engaged in my own struggle and telling that story that I was missing everybody around me, so culture became a very focal point
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Houston, We Have A...
he has the responsibility for those things you need to stay alive in space power oxygen pressure heat water let's get our education to wind up do you guys okay now do we have instrumentation I'm realizing that I am the focal point of all this nothing to brag about can we
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Daniel Libeskind's 17...
So architecture maybe is not so big, like science, but through its focal point it can leverage in an Archimedian way what we think the world is really about. And often it takes just a building to change our experience of what could be done, what has been done,
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Erika Larsen: The...
they could interpret the Arctic to the rest of the world. Um... another thing in this image, I think it was the first time I had experienced where I could see no horizon line. I just kept looking around and it was like you couldn't-- the focal point was this.
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Why is this painting so...
In this sense, the audience and the real world are the focus, underlined by the three figures looking straight at the viewer. But there is still another focal point. The line formed by the light fixtures leads to the center of the back wall
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A day in the life of an...
Finally, Pheidias turns to his primary responsibility, and the focal point of the entire temple. Covered in thick layers of gold, minutely decorated, and towering above her worshippers,
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Kelli Swazey: Life that...
the focal points of social and cultural interaction are not weddings or births or even family dinners, but funerals. So these funerals are characterized by elaborate rituals
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Silverback Gorilla and...
silverback the silverback is the focal point of the whole family group he's incredibly
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Cara E. Yar Khan: The...
No one asked why I was limping. So I didn't say anything. It took me over a decade to internalize the severity of HIBM, even as basic tasks and functions became increasingly difficult. Yet, I continued to pursue my dream of working all over the world, and was even appointed as a disability focal point
Video examples
Photosynth 2: Exploring...
consistent point of view but on the other hand it's very difficult for somebody to do that typically the the normal action when somebody takes a panorama is like this which is moving both the it's both rotating and moving the focal point at the same time but here we're making lemonade out of that
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
A, because it sustained me, and B, because it took me to these places, but the most important thing was the thing that I had missed to that point. I was so engaged in my own struggle and telling that story that I was missing everybody around me, so culture became a very focal point
Video examples
Houston, We Have A...
he has the responsibility for those things you need to stay alive in space power oxygen pressure heat water let's get our education to wind up do you guys okay now do we have instrumentation I'm realizing that I am the focal point of all this nothing to brag about can we
Video examples
Daniel Libeskind's 17...
So architecture maybe is not so big, like science, but through its focal point it can leverage in an Archimedian way what we think the world is really about. And often it takes just a building to change our experience of what could be done, what has been done,
Video examples
Erika Larsen: The...
they could interpret the Arctic to the rest of the world. Um... another thing in this image, I think it was the first time I had experienced where I could see no horizon line. I just kept looking around and it was like you couldn't-- the focal point was this.
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
In this sense, the audience and the real world are the focus, underlined by the three figures looking straight at the viewer. But there is still another focal point. The line formed by the light fixtures leads to the center of the back wall
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
Finally, Pheidias turns to his primary responsibility, and the focal point of the entire temple. Covered in thick layers of gold, minutely decorated, and towering above her worshippers,
Video examples
Kelli Swazey: Life that...
the focal points of social and cultural interaction are not weddings or births or even family dinners, but funerals. So these funerals are characterized by elaborate rituals
Video examples
Silverback Gorilla and...
silverback the silverback is the focal point of the whole family group he's incredibly
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Patrick Geddes
Scottish Scientist
Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
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Candace Camp
American Writer
The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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Harvey V. Fineberg
Educator
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its classic form. Basically, it's an inability to relate to others.
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Samoa Joe
American Wrestler
People understand the simplicity of violence, and martial arts has always been about the more efficient way to deliver said violence upon an adversary. I've kept that philosophy as the focal point of what I do.
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Adriana Trigiani
American Novelist
Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
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Brandon Sanderson
American Writer
I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.
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Gabriel Batistuta
Argentinian Athlete
I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility.
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Scott Parker
I remember the first time I got paid, I went out and spent my wages on clothes. Style has always been a massive focal point for me.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.
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Patrick Geddes
Scottish Scientist
Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
Quote examples
Candace Camp
American Writer
The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
Quote examples
Harvey V. Fineberg
Educator
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its classic form. Basically, it's an inability to relate to others.
Quote examples
Samoa Joe
American Wrestler
People understand the simplicity of violence, and martial arts has always been about the more efficient way to deliver said violence upon an adversary. I've kept that philosophy as the focal point of what I do.
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Adriana Trigiani
American Novelist
Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
Quote examples
Brandon Sanderson
American Writer
I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.
Quote examples
Gabriel Batistuta
Argentinian Athlete
I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility.
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Scott Parker
I remember the first time I got paid, I went out and spent my wages on clothes. Style has always been a massive focal point for me.
Quote examples
Hunter Tylo
American Actress
My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.
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