Brennpunkt

See also: brennpunkt

German

Etymology

brennen +‎ Punkt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁɛnˌpʊŋkt/

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• Hyphenation: Brenn‧punkt

Noun

Brennpunkt m (strong, genitive Brennpunkts, plural Brennpunkte)

1. (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge)

   Synonym: Fokus

2. (mathematics) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)

Declension

Declension of Brennpunkt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brennpunkt	die	Brennpunkte
genitive	eines	des	Brennpunkts	der	Brennpunkte
dative	einem	dem	Brennpunkt	den	Brennpunkten
accusative	einen	den	Brennpunkt	die	Brennpunkte

Further reading

• “Brennpunkt” in Duden online