focalization

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noun

The perspective through which a narrative is presented.

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focalisationfocusing
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Meanings

nounfocalization (countable and uncountable, plural focalizations)

plural focalizations

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe perspective through which a narrative is presented.
  2. countableuncountableengineeringThe act or practice of putting into focus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe confinement of an infection to a limited area

Similar
focalisation
Broader
pathogenesis

nounthe act of bringing into focus

Similar
focalisationfocusing
Broader
intensification
Also see
focusing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From focal + -ization or focalize + -ation.

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Translations

Catalan focalització
  • focalitzaciónarratological perspective
Dutch focalisatie, focalisering
  • focalisatienarratological perspective
  • focaliseringnarratological perspective
French focalisation
  • focalisationnarratological perspective
German Fokalisierung
  • Fokalisierungnarratological perspective
Cite this entry
APA

focalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focalization

MLA

“focalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “focalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focalization.

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