The focal point of the magnifying glass was only two inches from the object.
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Focal
//ˈfəʊ.kl̩//
Synonyms for "focal" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (34)
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34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
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3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 10 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- օջախային adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
Catalan
1 entries- focal adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
Finnish
1 entries- polttopiste adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
French
2 entries- focal adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
- focal adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
German
1 entries- fokal adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
Irish
4 entries- bun adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
- fócasach adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
- lárnach adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
- príomh adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
Italian
2 entries- focale adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
- focale adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
Portuguese
1 entries- focal adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
Russian
2 entries- очаговый adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
- фокусный adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
Spanish
2 entries- focal adj (belonging to or concerning a focus)
- focal adj ((medicine) limited to a small area)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Pomegranates are increasingly popular in cooking and baking, whether as juice, garnish, or focal ingredient.
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The increase in sales was the focal point of the team meeting.
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The spectacle presents itself simultaneously as society itself, as a part of society, and as a means of unification. As a part of society, it is the focal point of all vision and all consciousness. But due to the very fact that this sector is separate, it is in reality the domain of delusion and false consciousness: the unification it achieves is nothing but an official language of universal separation.
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