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5-letter words (1 found)

FOCAL,

4-letter words (9 found)

ALCO,CALF,CALO,COAL,COLA,FLOC,FOAL,LOAF,LOCA,

3-letter words (7 found)

ALF,CAF,CAL,COL,LAC,OAF,OCA,

2-letter words (5 found)

AL,FA,LA,LO,OF,

You can make 22 words from focal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of focal

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Definitions and meaning of focal

focal

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis. By surface analysis, focus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊ.kl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊ.kl̩/
  • Rhymes: -əʊkəl

Adjective

focal (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
    Antonyms: nonfocal, widespread
  2. (medicine) Limited to a small area.
    Antonyms: nonfocal, locoregional, systemic, widespread

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Translations

Noun

focal (plural focals)

  1. (geometry, obsolete) 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.
  2. (Wicca) 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.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

focal (feminine focale, masculine plural focaux, feminine plural focales)

  1. focal

Derived terms

  • distance focale

Further reading

  • “focal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic *woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtlom, from *wekʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɞkəl̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠɔkəl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔkəlˠ/, /ˈfˠɔkəl̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠʌkəlˠ/, /ˈfˠʌkəl̪ˠ/

Noun

focal m (genitive singular focail, nominative plural focail)

  1. word
  2. phrase, remark, observation, saying
  3. intelligence, message
  4. order
  5. promise, assurance

Declension

  • Alternative plural: focla (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “focal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis. By surface analysis, foco +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fo‧cal

Adjective

focal m or f (plural focais, not comparable)

  1. (optics) focal (relating to foci)
  2. (medicine) focal (limited to a small area)

Derived terms

  • focalmente

Related terms

  • foco

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French focal.

Adjective

focal m or n (feminine singular focală, masculine plural focali, feminine and neuter plural focale)

  1. focal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈkal/ [foˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fo‧cal

Adjective

focal m or f (masculine and feminine plural focales)

  1. focal

Further reading

  • “focal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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