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focus
verb(fo-cus)
become focussed or come into focus
Synonyms: focalise, focalize,
Antonyms: blur,
Examples:
The light focused.
focus
noun(fo-cus)
the concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonyms: centering, direction, focal point, focusing, focussing,
Examples:
The focus of activity shifted to molecular biology.
focus
verb(fo-cus)
direct one's attention on something
Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, pore, rivet,
Examples:
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.
focus
verb(fo-cus)
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Synonyms: concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize,
focus
noun(fo-cus)
special emphasis attached to something
Synonyms: stress,
focus
noun(fo-cus)
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
Synonyms: focal point, nidus,
Examples:
The focus of infection.
focus
noun(fo-cus)
a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Synonyms: focal point,
focus
verb(fo-cus)
put (an image) into focus
Synonyms: focalise, focalize, sharpen,
Antonyms: blur,
Examples:
Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie.
focus
noun(fo-cus)
a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
focus
verb(fo-cus)
cause to converge on or toward a central point
Antonyms: blur,
focus
noun(fo-cus)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Examples:
The controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion.
focus
noun(fo-cus)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
Examples:
In focus.
Out of focus.

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