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foci definition

foci


 
  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) 



foci definition