focal point

noun
/ˈfoʊkəl ˌpɔɪnt/US

Definitions

  1. A focus

    A focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge.

  2. The centre of any activity.

    • Swansea's attack lacked its focal point with top scorer Fernando Llorente injured, while Boro seldom looked like scoring their first away league goal of 2017.
    • By contrast, unelemental philosophy no longer has as its focal point humanity's relation to the world. Man (I use this term advisedly) becomes an analysing spectator of his existence, as opposed to a participant in it.
  3. A feature that attracts particular attention.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A solution that people will tend to use in the absence of communication, because it seems…

      A solution that people will tend to use in the absence of communication, because it seems natural, special, or relevant.

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