focaladj/ˈfəʊ.kl̩/

• 1

  Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).

  • focal point
  • The contamination was focal.
• 2

  Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus of attention.

  • focal point
  • The disturbances at the periphery became a focal concern later in the investigation.
• 3

  medicinesciencesLimited to a small area.

  • The rash was focal.

focalnoun/ˈfəʊ.kl̩/

• 1

  obsoletegeometrymathematicssciencesOne of two lines perpendicular to the axis of a cone such that the cosine of the angle between the line and the axis is equal to the ratio of the cosines o the semiangles of the cone.

  • Again, if the plane of the impressed couple intersects the mean plane between N and C, it will envelope the cone whose focals are ON, ON′, and whose internal axis is therefore OA.
• 2

  WiccalifestylereligionAn object that is used to focus concentration when performing magic.

  • Choose your focals to blend well with the intention of your magical work or ritual.
  • And no witch leaves behind focals.
• 3

  The individual who is the focus of a study or review, when the study or review is based on that individual's interactions with others.

  • As predicted, focals who were paired with peers produced significantly higher levels of reasoning at posttest ( M = 35.34, SD = 4.44 ) than did focals paired with adults.
  • Thirty-one percent of the focals rated as low transformational by subordinates at time 1 were engaging in two of these three leadership/management styles, and 54% of the focals rated as low transformational were engaging in only one of the three styles.
• 4

  A representative of a group or class of people within an organizational system.

  • Attempting to balance priorities across the exploration, science, and aeronautics programs requires constant and complex negotiations betwen the center focals, the projects they represent, and Langley's engineering directorates.
  • Consolidate all focals' requirements: To be done by the Operations Manager.
• 5

  A sign or similar type of marketing material designed to draw attention to special deals.

  • Gesturing at the cleanliness of the design, Medill says, “Originally we had 'focals,'“—signs that call out special offers—“but they blocked eyeballs.”
• 6

  The central or most important element of something; a focal element.

  • We become "native speakers," but variably with respect to numerous valued/powered criteria of truth/goodness/beauty (focals) and their derivative values which "leave" "some” more valuable ( as speakers ) than others.
  • When using supporting flowers, consider their size and shape in relation to the focals and how the colour supports and enhances them.
• 7

  A major point of interest; an attraction.

  • In the Visual Survey Analysis Report, focals are divided into four categories; visual, historical, symbolic, and cultural focals. Focals might correspond to the Kevin Lynch definition of landmarks.
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  An exemplar of a concept.

  • So informants, like languages, show a stable, agreed upon placement of focals, but considerable variability in the boundaries for the extensions of terms.