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2 | 26% | 11 | Public office in charge of public buildings and festivals | |
3 | 26% | 5 | Roman public office responsible for public works and games | |
Points Raised In Public Office Crossword Clue
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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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