n-th focal point
1focal point — n 1.) the person or thing that you pay most attention to focal point of ▪ The swimming pool is the focal point of the hotel. focal point for ▪ The new tax has been the focal point for much discussion. 2.) technical the point at which beams of… …
2focal point — focal points N COUNT The focal point of something is the thing that people concentrate on or pay most attention to. ...the focal point for the town s many visitors the Royal Shakespeare Theatre …
3focal point — focal ,point noun count usually singular 1. ) the most important, interesting, or attractive part of something, that you concentrate on or pay particular attention to: The focal point of the exhibition is a painting by Rembrandt. 2. ) SCIENCE the …
4focal point — ► NOUN 1) the point at which rays or waves meet after reflection or refraction, or the point from which diverging rays or waves appear to proceed. 2) the centre of interest or activity …
5focal point — n. 1. the point at which light, sound, etc. are focused 2. any center of activity, attention, etc …
6focal point — index center (central position), focus, gravamen, highlight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7focal point of the complaint — index gist (ground for a suit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8focal point — n FOCUS (1a) * * * see focus (def. 1), and cardinal p. (def. 1) …
9Focal point — A focal point may mean: * Focus (optics), the point at which initially collimated rays of light meet after passing through a convex lens, or reflecting off of a concave mirror. * In mathematics: ** Focus (geometry), a special point used in… …
10focal point — noun VERB + FOCAL POINT ▪ act as, be, become, form, make sth, provide (sth with), serve as PREPOSITION ▪ focal point …