focal point vs middle

focal point

noun
  • The centre of any activity. 

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

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

  • A feature that attracts particular attention. 

middle

noun
  • A centre, midpoint. 

  • The part between the beginning and the end. 

  • The middle stump. 

  • The central part of a human body; the waist. 

  • The middle voice. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the middle voice. 

  • Located in the middle; in between. 

  • Central. 

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