Synonyms: focus
Definition: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
Usage: in focus; out of focus
Similar words: sharpness, distinctness
Definition: the quality of being sharp and clear
Synonyms: focus
Definition: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Usage: the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion
Similar words: pellucidity, clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness
Definition: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
Definition: complete attention; intense mental effort
Synonyms: focus
Definition: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Synonyms: focal point, focus
Definition: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Synonyms: nidus, focal point, focus
Definition: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
Usage: the focus of infection
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Definition: special emphasis attached to something
Usage: the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Similar words: emphasis, accent
Definition: special importance or significance
Usage: the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis; the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
Synonyms: sharpen, focalise, focalize, focus
Definition: put (an image) into focus
Usage: Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
Similar words: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Synonyms: focalise, focalize, focus
Definition: become focussed or come into focus
Usage: The light focused
Similar words: conform, adapt, adjust
Definition: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Usage: We must adjust to the bad economic situation
Synonyms: focus, concentrate, center, centre, rivet, pore
Definition: direct one's attention on something
Usage: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Similar words: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Definition: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Usage: I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
Synonyms: focalise, focalize, focus, concenter, concentre
Definition: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Similar words: line up, align, aline, adjust
Definition: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Usage: align the car with the curb; align the sheets of paper on the table
Synonyms: focus
Definition: cause to converge on or toward a central point
Usage: Focus the light on this image
Similar words: sharpen
Definition: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper