focal

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a focus.
  2. adjective Placed at or measured from a focus.

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  • You could look up the yips in a medical textbook and perhaps find it under the term focal dystonia, but any pro golfer who has stood before a daunting putt could tell you all about them, too.
  • Territory, which covers three regions belonging to various warlords is called a focal terrain (qu). —  Sun Tzu's The Art of War
  • Coupled with the Intelligent Zoom function, the X70 zoom range may be extended to approximately 150 times (for a focal length of an astonishing approximately 3900mm in the 35mm format) without compromising the optical performance of the zoom lens.
  • The X70 comes equipped with an Auto Sensitivity Control function, which automatically shifts the sensitivity level in relation to the subject's lighting condition and the lens focal-length setting.
  • The Department of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering serves as the focal point of engineering activities in the life sciences across the University. —  Penn State Live
 

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  1. = French focal, from Latin focus, focus: see focus.
 

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/ˈfoʊkəl/
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