principal focus

American  

noun

Optics.

1. focal point.

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principal focus British  

noun

1. another name for focal point

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Etymology

Origin of principal focus

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Yet as delicate as the food might be, cooking is rarely the principal focus of a film production.

From New York Times

It was a principal focus of the lower-court rulings and of the briefing by both sides, but went unmentioned in his brief dissent.

From Washington Post

In some of these stories, the genre elements are a means to an end rather than the principal focus.

From Washington Post

A principal focus of the hearing, however, was this claim that doctors were being distracted from other more important medical care by mifepristone-related emergencies.

From Slate

"If you're going to have private money creation across the country, really there needs to be a federal role...we think it really should be the Fed that does play that role. That's our principal focus right now," Powell said.

From Reuters