Focal Definition

fōkəl
adjective
Of or at a focus.
Webster's New World
Placed at or measured from a focus.
American Heritage

Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.

Wiktionary

(medicine) Limited to a small area.

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Origin of Focal

  • From New Latin focālis; synchronically analyzable as focus +‎ -al.

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Focal Sentence Examples

  • The instrument has a focal length of 54 ft.

  • But the eye is tolerant of small changes in the focal adjustment which sensibly affect the scale-value.

  • The tangent at any point bisects the angle between the focal distances of the point, and the normal is equally inclined to the focal distances.

  • They are placed at a distance apart less than the focal length of a, so that the wires of the micrometer, which must be distinctly seen, are beyond b.

  • Two tangents from any point are equally inclined to the focal distance of the point.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOC

Words Ending With

LALCAL

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Words Starting With F and Ending With L

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With F5 Letter Words Ending With L