"Brennpunkt" meaning in All languages combined

See Brennpunkt on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈbʁɛnˌpʊŋkt/ Audio: De-Brennpunkt.ogg , De-at-Brennpunkt.ogg
Etymology: Calque of New Latin pūnctum ūstiōnis (17th c.), after the fact that sun rays burn when concentrated in a focus. By surface analysis, brennen + Punkt Etymology templates: {{calque|de|NL.|pūnctum ūstiōnis}} Calque of New Latin pūnctum ūstiōnis, {{surf|de|brennen|Punkt}} By surface analysis, brennen + Punkt Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Brennpunkt m (strong, genitive Brennpunkts, plural Brennpunkte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Brennpunkts [genitive], Brennpunkte [plural], strong [table-tags], Brennpunkt [nominative, singular], Brennpunkte [definite, nominative, plural], Brennpunkts [genitive, singular], Brennpunkte [definite, genitive, plural], Brennpunkt [dative, singular], Brennpunkten [dative, definite, plural], Brennpunkt [accusative, singular], Brennpunkte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: Fokus
    Sense id: en-Brennpunkt-de-noun-TseVJcIR Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (mathematics) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Brennpunkt-de-noun-BMplVFyB Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (figurative) focus Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong Synonyms: Blickpunkt
    Sense id: en-Brennpunkt-de-noun-xR-qFIVX
  4. (figurative) hotspot, trouble spot, flashpoint Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Brennpunkt-de-noun-4Ul3Wrm4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 8 1 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 7 1 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 3 1 68

Inflected forms

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