FOCAL POINT

• (noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something

  "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology", "he had no direction in his life"

  synonyms : centering , direction , focus , focusing , focussing

• (noun) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

  synonyms : focus

• (noun) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

  "the focus of infection"

  synonyms : focus , nidus

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