focus


focus - noun

  • the concentration of attention or energy on something
  • maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
  • maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
  • a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
  • special emphasis attached to something
  • a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
  • a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

    • focus - verb

    • direct one's attention on something
    • cause to converge on or toward a central point
    • bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
    • become focussed or come into focus
    • put (an image) into focus

    focus - thesaurus

    center American English spelling   centering   centre British English spelling   concenter   concentrate   concentre   direction   focalise   focalize   focusing   focussing   nidus   pore   rivet   sharpen   stress  


    View spelling list Nouns ending in us and learn about the word focus in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 29. Word ending: -ous.

    Scrabble score for focus

    f is 4 o is 1 c is 3 u is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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