Brennpunkt

== German == === 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 === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛnˌpʊŋkt/ Hyphenation: Brenn‧punkt === Noun === Brennpunkt m (strong, genitive Brennpunkts, plural Brennpunkte) (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge) Synonym: Fokus (mathematics) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge) (figurative) focus Synonym: Blickpunkt (figurative) hotspot, trouble spot, flashpoint ein sozialer Brennpunkt ― a social hotspot ein Sicherheitsbrennpunkt ― a security hotspot ein Umweltbrennpunkt ― an environmental flashpoint ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Brennpunkt” in Duden online