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FOCALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of bringing into focus
Synonyms:
focalisation; focalization; focusing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("focalization" is a kind of...):
intensification (action that makes something stronger or more extreme)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "focalization"):
refocusing (focusing again)
Derivation:
focalize (put (an image) into focus)
focalize (become focussed or come into focus)
focalize (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The confinement of an infection to a limited area
Synonyms:
focalisation; focalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("focalization" is a kind of...):
pathogenesis (the origination and development of a disease)
Derivation:
focalize (concentrate on a particular place or spot)
