Grep of noun focus
focus
focusing
focussing
Overview of noun focus
The noun focus has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (7) focus, focusing, focussing, centering -- (the concentration of attention or energy on something "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology")
2. (3) focus -- (maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system: "in focus"; "out of focus")
3. (2) focus -- (maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion")
4. (1) focus, nidus -- (a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection")
5. stress, focus -- (special emphasis attached to something "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed")
6. focus, focal point -- (a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges)
7. focus -- (a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)
Overview of noun focus
The noun focus has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (7) focus, focusing, focussing, centering -- (the concentration of attention or energy on something "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology")
2. (3) focus -- (maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system: "in focus"; "out of focus")
3. (2) focus -- (maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion")
4. (1) focus, nidus -- (a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection")
5. stress, focus -- (special emphasis attached to something "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed")
6. focus, focal point -- (a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges)
7. focus -- (a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)
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