focal pointnoun
uk/ˌfəʊ.kəl ˈpɔɪnt/us/ˌfoʊ.kəl ˈpɔɪnt/focal point noun (INTEREST)
[ C usually singular ] the thing that everyone looks at or is interested in:
The fireplace is usually the focal point of the living room.
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Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- be-all
- big league
- biggie
- building block
- flagship
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- kernel
- keynote
- keystone
- nucleus
- pivot
- precondition
- prerequisite
- priority
- requisite
- sine qua non
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focal point noun (SCIENCE)
[ C ] specialized physics the point where waves of light or sound that are moving towards each other meet
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- diffuse reflection
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- opera glasses
- optics
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- resolution
- slide
- transparency
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