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focal

/ˈfəʊkl/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ोकल

केंद्रीय; फ़ोकस-संबंधी

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    most important; central; connected with the point where rays of light meet

    केंद्रीय; फ़ोकस-संबंधी

    • focal point
    • focal length
    • The fountain is the focal point of the park.
    + 2 more examples
    • The camera has a fixed focal length.
    • A large mirror was the focal feature of the room.

    Synonyms central main key chief

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

focal point

A focal point is the centre of interest or attention; it is also the point where lines meet in optics.

Focal point ध्यान या रुचि का केंद्र है; प्रकाशिकी में यह वह बिंदु है जहाँ किरणें मिलती हैं।

  • The fountain is the focal point of the garden.
  • The lens brings the rays to a focal point.

focal + noun

Focal is used only before a noun, mostly in focal point, focal length and focal person.

'Focal' केवल noun से पहले आता है, मुख्यतः focal point, focal length और focal person में।

  • Choose a camera lens with a long focal length.
  • The ministry named a focal person for the project.

focal (not predicate)

Do not use focal after be; say that something is the focus, not that it is focal.

'Be' के बाद 'focal' नहीं लगता; कहें कि कोई चीज़ 'the focus' है।

  • The main issue is the focus of the debate.

focal vs focus / central

Focal is technical or formal; central, main and key are more everyday.

Focal तकनीकी या औपचारिक है; central, main और key अधिक रोज़मर्रा के शब्द हैं।

  • The central idea of the poem is also its focal theme.

focal (optics)

In physics, focal describes the focus of a lens or mirror, as in focal length and principal focus.

भौतिकी में 'focal' lens या दर्पण के focus से संबंधित है, जैसे focal length।

  • A concave mirror forms a real image beyond its focal point.
+Collocations 5

focal + noun

pointlengththemepersonareadistance

  • Water is the focal theme of the exhibition.

verb + focal point

becomeformserve asprovidecreate

  • The temple became the focal point of the festival.

adjective + focal

mainsinglenaturalobvious

  • The stage was the obvious focal point of the hall.

focal + point + preposition

of the roomof attentionof the discussionof the picture

  • The clock tower is the focal point of the market.

focal (science)

focal lengthfocal planefocal imagefocal axis

  • The focal length of a convex lens is positive.
“More examples 7
  • The painting hangs as the focal point of the living room.

यह चित्र बैठक का मुख्य आकर्षण बनकर लगा है।

  • Radhika learnt how to measure the focal length of a lens in physics.

राधिका ने भौतिकी में lens की focal length नापना सीखा।

  • Education is the focal point of the new policy.

शिक्षा नई नीति का केंद्र-बिंदु है।

  • The sofa and the fireplace form the focal area of the room.

सोफ़ा और अँगीठी कमरे का मुख्य क्षेत्र बनाते हैं।

  • The principal appointed a focal person for the examination duties.

प्रधानाचार्य ने परीक्षा कार्यों के लिए एक संपर्क व्यक्ति नियुक्त किया।

  • The speech's focal point was the importance of reading.

भाषण का केंद्र-बिंदु पढ़ने का महत्व था।

  • Her red saree made her the focal point of every photograph.

उसकी लाल साड़ी उसे हर तस्वीर का केंद्र बना देती थी।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Focal point (centre of attention or activity); science: focal length of a lens.

Collocations: focal point (ध्यान या गतिविधि का केंद्र); विज्ञान में लेंस की फ़ोकस दूरी (focal length)।