Textual thesaurus for "focal point"

(noun) focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering

the concentration of attention or energy on something

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

(noun) focus

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

(noun) nidus, focus

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

the focus of infection