focal
Where light converges
Focal means relating to or located at a focus—the central point where things converge or from which they emanate.
A focal point is the center of attention or activity.
In optics, focal length is the distance from a lens to where light rays meet.
The kitchen became the focal point of the renovation.
Focal implies concentration: a focal issue demands primary attention.
Exact location or meaning
- centerMiddle of anything
- hubCentral connection point
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- coreCentral essential portion
epicenter · axis · pivot · nexus · locus · node · anchor · centroid
Light-focusing curved glass
- pointExact location or meaning
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- lengthMeasure of extent
- distanceSpace between two points
aperture · depth · ratio · vision · retina · cornea · eyepiece · telescope
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentRegional speech pattern
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- foregroundNearest visual plane
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
highlight · priority · weight · salience · importance · feature · underscore · accentuate
Sustained single-minded attention
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- immersionState of being submerged
intensity · single-mindedness · undivided · rapt · intent · riveted · honed · tunneled
point
Exact location or meaning
core · epicenter · axis · pivot · nexus · locus · node · anchor · centroid · origin
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
distance · aperture · depth · ratio · vision · retina · cornea · eyepiece · telescope · microscope
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentRegional speech pattern
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- foregroundNearest visual plane
spotlight · highlight · priority · weight · salience · importance · feature · underscore · accentuate · amplify
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
immersion · intensity · single-mindedness · undivided · rapt · intent · riveted · honed · tunneled · locked-in
- photo termssharp, blurry, JPEG, bright, dark
- Irish Gaeliccat, bean, teach, la, ta
- seizuresseizure, epileptic, convulsion, fit, attack
- Centriccentered, middle, core, hub, central
- staining traitseosinophilic, polychromatic, Gram-positive, Gram-negative, counterstain
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
focalmarginal
Barely adequate
secondary · peripheral · tangential · ancillary · incidental
focalunfocused
Without clear direction
diffuse · defocused · out-of-focus · peripheral · blurred
focaldiffuse
Spread thinly throughout
scattered · distributed · dispersed · generalized · broad
- out of focusIndistinct, poorly defined
- in focusOptically clear and defined
- focus onDirect attention toward
- stay focusedMaintain mental concentration
- focal pointCenter of interest
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
focus, focused, focusing, focuses, unfocused, refocus, refocused, refocuses, refocusing