eng: focus - UWN/MENTA

eng: focus

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

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