The Collaborative International Dictionary
Focalize \Fo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Focalizing.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate.
Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear.
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Quincey.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To focus, or to adjust a focus 2 To sharpen an image by focusing 3 To concentrate on a particular location; to localize
WordNet
v. concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: localize, localise, focalise]
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalise, focus]
become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: focus, focalise] [ant: blur]
put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: focus, focalise, sharpen] [ant: blur]
Usage examples of "focalize".
He was mentally reviewing what the eld skyle had told him about focalized gravity nodes when the slither vine curled over the edge and snagged his ankle.