Meaning of Focal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One 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.
   obsolete
2. An object that is used to focus concentration when performing magic.
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.
4. A representative of a group or class of people within an organizational system.
5. A sign or similar type of marketing material designed to draw attention to special deals.
6. The central or most important element of something; a focal element.
7. A major point of interest; an attraction.
8. An exemplar of a concept.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Choose your focals to blend well with the intention of your magical work or ritual.”

“And no witch leaves behind focals.”

“I use focals for aura work sometimes.”

“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.”

“As this study covered 46 individual play behaviors, I did not have time to statistically analyze each individual behavior against all age intervals, for all three focals.”

“Relevancy provides focals motivation to change by making the links clear between their behavior and the success of the organization.”

“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.”

“Providing technical support to regional climate and WSG focals of all operational divisions on water resilience will amplify the larger pool of project officers.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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