bring to a focus
1Focus — Fo cus, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focusing}.] To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. R. Hunt. [1913 Webster] …
2focus — fo|cus1 W2 [ˈfəukəs US ˈfou ] v past tense and past participle focused or focussed present participle focusing or focussing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give attention to something)¦ 2¦(camera/telescope)¦ 3¦(eyes)¦ 4¦(light)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …
3Focus — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Place of meeting. < N PARAG:Focus >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 focus focus Sgm: N 1 point of convergence point of convergence &c. 290 Sgm: N 1 corradiation corradiation Sgm: N 1 center center &c. 222 Sgm: N …
4focus — I n. 1) to bring smt. into focus 2) in focus; out of focus II v. (D; intr., tr.) to focus on (we must focus our attention on two major problems) * * * [ fəʊkəs] out of focus in focus to bring smt. intofocus (D; intr., tr.) to focus on (we must… …
5focus — fo·cus || fəʊkÉ™s n. center, hub; area in a dialog box which receives input (Computers) v. adjust the focus of; make clear, bring into focus; bring to a focus; concentrate …
6focus — /ˈfoʊkəs / (say fohkuhs) noun (plural focuses or foci /ˈfoʊkaɪ/ (say fohkuy), /ˈfoʊki/ (say fohkee), /ˈfoʊsaɪ/ (say fohsuy)) 1. Physics a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation, meet after being refracted or reflected. 2. Optics …
7focus — focusable, adj. focuser, n. /foh keuhs/, n., pl. focuses, foci / suy, kuy/, v., focused, focusing or (esp. Brit.) focussed, focussing. n. 1. a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the… …
8focus — fo•cus [[t]ˈfoʊ kəs[/t]] n. pl. cus•es, ci ( sī, kī) 1) a central point, as of attention or activity 2) phs a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected 3) opt a) the focal point of a lens b)… …
9focus — [fō′kəs] n. pl. focuses or foci [fō′sī΄] [ModL, adopted in math. senses by KEPLER Johannes (1604) < L, fireplace, hearth < ? IE base * bhok , to flame, burn > ? Arm boc̣, flame] 1. the point where rays of light, heat, etc. or waves of… …
10focus — I noun arena, center, center of activity, center of attention, center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest, central point, centrality, convergence, converging point, focal point, gathering place, goal, heart, hub, objective …