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  • 51focus — 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 …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 52focus — noun (plural focuses or foci fəʊsʌɪ) 1》 the centre of interest or activity.     ↘an act of focusing on something. 2》 the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition.     ↘another term for focal point.     ↘the point at which… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 53focus —   refers to the degree of sharpness or distinctness of an image (or an element of an image such as a person, object, etc.); as a verb, it refers to the manipulation or adjustment of the lens to create a sharper image; terms related are deep focus …

    Glossary of cinematic terms

  • 54focus — [17] Latin focus meant ‘fireplace’, and in post classical times it came to be used for ‘fire’ itself – hence French feu, Italian fuoco, Spanish fuego, all meaning ‘fire’, and hence too the English derivatives fuel and fusillade. The first writer… …

    Word origins

  • 55focus on — phr verb Focus on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑camera, ↑campaign, ↑chapter, ↑conference, ↑course, ↑coverage, ↑debate, ↑discussion, ↑document, ↑effort, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 56focus —    A point of convergence, such as the point at which rays of light converge in an optical system, or from which they diverge; also called focal point. The clarity of an image, such as when rendered by an optical system; or to make an image clear …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 57Focus — židinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. focal point; focus vok. Brennpunkt, m; Focus, m rus. фокус, m pranc. foyer, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 58focus — židinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. focal point; focus vok. Brennpunkt, m; Focus, m rus. фокус, m pranc. foyer, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 59Focus, S. — S. Focus, (15. April), ein Martyrer zu Antiochia in Syrien. S. S. Prosducus …

    Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • 60focus — n.; pl. foci [L. focus, central point] A particular region of disease; a localized region …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology