FOCALIZATION

focalization, focalisation, focusing

(noun) the act of bringing into focus

focalization, focalisation

(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

focalization (countable and uncountable, plural focalizations)

(literature) The perspective through which a narrative is presented.

(optics) Putting into focus.

Source: Wiktionary


Fo`cal*i*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus, or the state of being focalized.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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