Focalises

/ˈfoʊkəlaɪzɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of 'focalise', the British spelling of 'focalize', meaning to concentrate or direct attention toward a central point.

Etymology

From 'focal' (relating to a focus) + '-ise' (British verb-forming suffix). 'Focal' comes from Latin 'focus' meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace', which metaphorically came to mean a center point of activity or attention.

Kelly Says

The word 'focus' originally meant a fireplace in Latin—the literal center point where heat and activity gathered in a Roman home. Over time, it became the mathematical term for a special point in geometry, and then the metaphorical center of attention we use today.

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