: of, relating to, being, or having a focus
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a focal figure in the movement
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The second-generation G Master lens is designed for Sony's full-frame E-mount cameras, offering a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout its versatile 70-200mm focal range.
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 July 2025
Ground your garden’s corners with focal plants—shrubs, mounding perennials, or trios of smaller annuals.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
We were particularly impressed with the binoculars’ precise focal range, which was easily adjusted as birds moved closer or further away.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
There are two types of vitiligo: focal, which affects only one area; and generalized, which causes white patches across the body.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 July 2025
Ground your garden’s corners with focal plants—shrubs, mounding perennials, or trios of smaller annuals.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
We were particularly impressed with the binoculars’ precise focal range, which was easily adjusted as birds moved closer or further away.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
There are two types of vitiligo: focal, which affects only one area; and generalized, which causes white patches across the body.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal
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“Focal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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