STORM CENTRE Synonyms

• the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

• 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

• 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

• a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)

• a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

• the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

• a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve

• a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

• the positively charged dense center of an atom

• a small group of indispensable persons or things

• (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

• any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

• the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• a center of trouble or disturbance

• the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm