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Centers Of Circles Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FOCI which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FOCI

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199%4Exact Match!
234%5Centers of some centers
331%9Centers of circles inscribed in triangles

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FOCI" which means:

    noun
  • • The concentration of attention or energy on something
  • • Maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
  • • Maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
  • • A central point or locus of an infection in an organism
  • • Special emphasis attached to something
  • • A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
  • • A fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
  • verb
  • • Direct one's attention on something
  • • Cause to converge on or toward a central point
  • • Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
  • • Become focussed or come into focus
  • • Put (an image) into focus

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The foci of the ellipse are located at its two ends."
  • • "Scientists study the foci of earthquakes to better understand their origins."

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