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focal

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. focal (adjective)
  2. focal area (noun)
  3. focal infection (noun)
  4. focal length (noun)
  5. focal plane (noun)
  6. focal-plane shutter (noun)
  7. focal point (noun)
  8. focal ratio (noun)
  9. focal spot (noun)
  10. equivalent focal length (noun)

fo·cal

adj \ˈfō-kəl\

Definition of FOCAL

: of, relating to, being, or having a focus
— fo·cal·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb
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Examples of FOCAL

  1. a focal figure in the movement

First Known Use of FOCAL

1693

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

Rhymes with FOCAL

local, socle, vocal, yokel

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