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focalizer

focalizer

9.5
A device that directs light or sound to one small point
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊkəˌlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : focalizador
  • The technician adjusted the focalizer to ensure the laser beam hit the exact target.

Examples

  • The new speaker system uses a focalizer to direct sound precisely toward the audience.

  • A high-quality focalizer can greatly improve the efficiency of solar panels.

  • The focalizer improved the clarity of the image.

  • A high-quality focalizer is essential for this project.

  • The technician adjusted the focalizer to ensure the laser beam hit the exact target.

  • A high-quality focalizer can greatly improve the efficiency of solar panels.

  • The new speaker system uses a focalizer to direct sound precisely toward the audience.

Synonyms

lens
vsfocalizer
175 2.5

A clear curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light

aims to concentrate energy into a very small point rather than general directing
focuser
vsfocalizer
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A person or tool that adjusts a lens to make an image clear

intends to concentrate energy onto a point rather than adjust focus
condenser
vsfocalizer
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A lens system that focuses light onto a small object like a slide

concentrates various kinds of energy not only light
optical condenser
vsfocalizer
  • Specialized
6.5

A lens that focuses light onto an object in a microscope

is broader, concentrating many energy types beyond light
convex lens
vsfocalizer
  • Specialized
4.4

A lens that is thicker in the center and brings light to a point

works for various energies and may be a different concentrator type

Antonyms

scatterer
  • Specialized
7.7

Something that makes light, sound, or particles spread out

How Focused

focalizer
  • Specialized
9.5
parabolic reflector
  • Specialized
8.0
condenser
  • Specialized
1 7.1
lens
175 2.5
diffuser
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Surface Forms

focalizer singular
focalizers plural

Morphology

focalizer = focalize (transparent) = focal + ize + er

The device sense is an agentive formation from the verb 'focalize' (to make focal), so the meaning 'an entity that concentrates or focuses' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Focalizer comes from the word focus, which means 'center', and the ending -izer, which means 'one that makes'. So a focalizer is something that 'makes' energy go to a 'center', which is why it concentrates light, sound, or other energy onto a small area.