Main entry: focus
Definition: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
Usage: in focus; out of focus
Main entry: focus
Definition: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Usage: the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion
Main entry: focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering
Definition: the concentration of attention or energy on something
Usage: the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology; he had no direction in his life
Main entry: focus
Definition: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
Main entry: focal point, focus
Definition: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Main entry: nidus, focal point, focus
Definition: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
Usage: the focus of infection
Definition: special emphasis attached to something
Usage: the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Main entry: sharpen, focalise, focalize, focus
Definition: put (an image) into focus
Usage: Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
Main entry: focalise, focalize, focus
Definition: become focussed or come into focus
Usage: The light focused
Main entry: focus, concentrate, center, centre, rivet, pore
Definition: direct one's attention on something
Usage: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Main entry: focalise, focalize, focus, concenter, concentre
Definition: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Main entry: focus
Definition: cause to converge on or toward a central point
Usage: Focus the light on this image