focus
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- n the concentration of attention or energy on something
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology - n maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
in focus
out of focus - n maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion - n a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
the focus of infection - n special emphasis attached to something
- n a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- n a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- v direct one's attention on something
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies - v cause to converge on or toward a central point
- v bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- v become focussed or come into focus
The light focused - v put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"
Please focus the image
- Because medical practitioners focus more on their patients than any notoriety, historical figures in medicine are often rendered obscure.
- More and more, it seems as though the focus on the MMR vaccine has been a colossal distraction in autism research--and in parental concern.
- While he found such diversity "seductive," he says he never felt truly effective as a consultant; he needed a focus.