Clinician definition, a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research. See more. Dictionary.com
In geometry, the foci (/ËfoÊsaÉª/ ; singular focus) are a pair of special points with reference to which any of a variety of curves is constructed. For example, foci can be used in defining conic sections, the four types of which are the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola. In addition, foci are used to define the Cassini oval and the Cartesian oval.
A principal focus or focal point is a special focus: 1  For a lens, or a spherical or parabolic mirror, it is a point onto which collimated light parallel to the axis is focused. Since light can pass through a lens in either direction, a lens has two focal pointsâone on each side.