FOCALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does focalisation mean? 

• FOCALISATION (noun)
  The noun FOCALISATION has 2 senses:

1. the confinement of an infection to a limited area

2. the act of bringing into focus

  Familiarity information: FOCALISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOCALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The confinement of an infection to a limited area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

focalisation; focalization

Hypernyms ("focalisation" is a kind of...):

pathogenesis (the origination and development of a disease)

Derivation:

focalise (concentrate on a particular place or spot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of bringing into focus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

focalisation; focalization; focusing

Hypernyms ("focalisation" is a kind of...):

intensification (action that makes something stronger or more extreme)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "focalisation"):

refocusing (focusing again)

Derivation:

focalise (put (an image) into focus)

focalise (become focussed or come into focus)

focalise (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)