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Principal focus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRINCIPAL FOCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

principal focus

Focus (optics)

In geometrical optics, a focus, also called an image point, is the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Although the focus is conceptually a point, physically the focus has a spatial extent, called the blur circle. This non-ideal focusing may be caused by aberrations of the imaging optics. In the absence of significant aberrations, the smallest possible blur circle is the Airy disc, which is caused by diffraction from the optical system's aperture. Aberrations tend to get worse as the aperture diameter increases, while the Airy circle is smallest for large apertures. An image, or image point or region, is in focus if light from object points is converged almost as much as possible in the image, and out of focus if light is not well converged. The border between these is sometimes defined using a circle of confusion criterion. A principal focus or focal point is a special focus: ▪ For a lens, or a spherical or parabolic mirror, it is a point onto which collimated light parallel to the axis is focused.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PRINCIPAL FOCUS

autofocus
automatic focus
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soft focus
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Translation of «principal focus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRINCIPAL FOCUS

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Translator English - Chinese

主要重点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foco principal
570 millions of speakers

English

principal focus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख फोकस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التركيز الرئيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Основное внимание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

principal foco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান ফোকাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foyer principal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tumpuan utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptfokus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主な焦点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 초점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fokus utama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập trung chủ yếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய கவனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य फोकस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ana odak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obiettivo principale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym celem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Основна увага
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

focus principal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κύρια εστίαση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hooffokus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

huvudfokus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hovedfokus
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINCIPAL FOCUS»

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The World of Physics
Any group of parallel rays are converged to a focus by a converging lens, but there is a special focus known as the principal focus of a lens. The ray diagrams of fig. 3.5 explain the exact meaning of the principal focus and focal length of a lens.
John Avison, 1989
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook with CD-ROM
b parallel rays focus parallel rays focus a Figure 13.16 The effect of a converging lens on rays of light. a A converging lens makes parallel rays converge at the principal focus. b Rays from the principal focus of a converging lens are turned into ...
David Sang, 2014
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Memoirs of Egotism
The principal focus (F) is a point on the principal axis where light comes to a focus (for a converging lens) or appears to be diverging from (for a diverging lens ). Two foci exist, equidistant on either side of the iens, since light behaves the same ...
Stendhal, 1975
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Physics for AQA.: Separate award
We saw on pages 1 84 and 1 85 how the fact that a converging lens forms an image of a distant object at its principal focus can be used to measure the focal length of the lens. The ray diagram in Figure 2 shows how this works. The image is ...
Ann Fullick, Patrick Fullick, 2001
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System of Natural Philosophy
is concave and the rays are diverging, the radiant may be either in the principal focus, or more remote than the principal focus, or nearer than the principal focus. And, when the mirrour is convex and the rays are converging, the imaginary ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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Mechanics. Optics.-v. 2. Hydrostatics. Astronomy
Is concave and the rays are diverging, the radiant may be either in the principal focus, or more remote than the principal focus, or nearer tlian the principal focus. And, when the mirrour is convex and the rays are converging, the imaginary focus ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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Competition Science Vision
Note : (1) Optical centre divides the thickness of the lens in the ratio of the radii of curvature of its surface. (2) For thin lens, the optical centre coincides with the geometric centre of the lens. 5. Principal focus (F1 and F) : The point situated on the ...
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The Ophthalmic Review: A Quarterly Journal of Ophthalmic ...
Rays whose lines of direction before the first refraction pass through the first principal focus, proceed parallel to the axis, after passing through the last surface . If rays proceed parallel to the axis before the first refraction, their lines of direction ...
‎1865
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Comprehensive Physics XII
When object is at infinity, the image is formed at the principal focus i.e., when u = -°°,v l l KNOWLEDGE PLUS If Rj and It, are numerically equal (say, equal to R), then f {R -R) R m Case of a glass lens immersed in a liquid 1 .J 1 1 R., or or f fa • If  ...
Narinder Kumar, 2003
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Textbook of Ophthalmology
The principal focus of a concave mirror is that point on the principal axis where light rays traveling parallel to the principal axis converge after reflection. Its focal length is the distance between the principal focus and the pole of the mirror and is ...
H. V. Nema, Nitin Nema, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINCIPAL FOCUS»

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SandRidge Energy, Inc. Announces Receipt of Notice from NYSE …
... production company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with its principal focus on developing high-return, growth-oriented projects ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Manpower 'contagion' and flexibilization of labour market
The principal focus of the both meetings was manpower agencies and the labour market. The second meeting was more focused as its ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
3
Leni Gas Cuba – Joins Caribbean Council and Cuba Initiative
The principal focus of the Cuba Initiative is on trade and investment. The present Chairman of the UK-side of the Initiative is the Rt. Hon. «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
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Dyax Corp (DYAX) Discloses Form 4 Insider Selling : Exec. Henry E …
The principal focus of Dyax is to identify, develop and commercialize treatments for conditions identified as plasma kallikrein (bradykinin) ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of Frontline Ltd. Rally 23.81%
The Companys principal focus is the transportation of crude oil and its related refined dirty petroleum cargoes for oil companies and oil trading ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
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Insider Buying: Delcath Systems Director Buys $81326.50 in Stock …
The Company's principal focus is on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers. The Company's product Melphalan Hydrochloride for ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
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GIB H1 posts $47m profit
Gulf International Bank (GIB) is a leading bank in the Middle East with its principal focus on the GCC states. The bank is owned by the six GCC ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of Dyax Corp. Drops by -9.13%
The principal focus of Dyax is to identify, develop and commercialize treatments for conditions identified as plasma kallikrein (bradykinin) ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of ARCA biopharma, Inc. Drops by -15.15%
ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ARCA) is a biopharmaceutical company. The Companys principal focus is developing genetically-targeted therapies for ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
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Earnings Surprise in Focus: BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT)
The patient services business segment's principal focus is on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders, ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»

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