Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
Focal point and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Focal point" instead a noun "Base".
Focal point
Focal point noun - A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges.
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Synonyms for Focal point
Base and focal point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun phrase "Focal point".
Both terms in one sentence
- The Berry Big Circus, focal point of the most base breaking case in the series, Turnabout Big Top, winds up being the place of employment and unwitting facilitator of several plans of that game's Big Bad.
Source: Arc Welding -
UNIT Base 5 from Death of the Doctor, visibly located on top Mount Snowdon (the highest mountain in Wales and the focal point of a national park, no less), is also incredibly eye-grabbing.
Source: Black Site
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