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(verb) put into focus; as of an image on a screen; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" |
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Synonyms: sharpen |
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Related Words: adjust, narrow down, pin down, set |
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Antonyms: blur |
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(verb) become focussed or come into focus; "focus an image on a screen" |
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Related Words: adapt, adjust, conform |
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Antonyms: blur |
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(verb) put into focus |
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Related Words: sharpen |
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Antonyms: blur |
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(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system: "in focus"; "out of focus" |
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Related Words: distinctness, sharpness |
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(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion" |
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Related Words: clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity |
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(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology" |
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Synonyms: centering, focusing, focussing |
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Related Words: absorption, concentration, engrossment, particularism |
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(noun) a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section |
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Related Words: point |
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(noun) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges |
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Synonyms: focal point |
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Related Words: point |
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(noun) a central point or locus of bacterial growth in an organism; "the focus of infection" |
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Synonyms: nidus |
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Related Words: point |
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(verb) focus one's attention on something |
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Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, pore, rivet |
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Related Words: absorb, cerebrate, cogitate, engross, engulf, hear, immerse, listen, plunge, recall, steep, take heed, think, think, zoom in |
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(verb) bring into focus or alignment; of ideas or emotions |
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Synonyms: concenter |
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Related Words: adjust, align, aline, line up |
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(noun) special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" |
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Synonyms: stress |
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Related Words: accent, emphasis |
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