the most important, interesting, or attractive part of something, that you concentrate on or pay particular attention to
The focalpoint of the exhibition is a painting by Rembrandt.
Synonyms and related words
Important thing or detail
feature
priority
element
2
physicsthe point where light rays meet after being reflected by a mirror or passing through a lens, or the point from which they seem to start to spread
Synonyms and related words
Terms in Physics
centre of gravity
density
focal length
focal point
noun countable usually singular
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Word Forms
singular
focal point
plural
focal points
DEFINITIONS2
1
the most important, interesting, or attractive part of something, that you concentrate on or pay particular attention to
The focalpoint of the exhibition is a painting by Rembrandt.
Synonyms and related words
Important thing or detail
feature
priority
element
2
physicsthe point where light rays meet after being reflected by a mirror or passing through a lens, or the point from which they seem to start to spread