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focus

English

  1. 🔊 maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
    “in focus”
  2. 🔊 maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
    “the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion”
  3. 🔊 the concentration of attention or energy on something
    “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”
  4. 🔊 a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
  5. 🔊 a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
  6. 🔊 a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
    “the focus of infection”
  7. 🔊 special emphasis attached to something
    “the stress was more on accuracy than on speed”
  8. 🔊 put (an image) into focus
    “Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”
  9. 🔊 become focussed or come into focus
    “The light focused”
  10. 🔊 cause to converge on or toward a central point
    “Focus the light on this image”
  11. 🔊 direct one's attention on something
    “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
  12. 🔊 bring into focus or alignment

Spanish

  1. 🔊 enfocar to focus
  2. 🔊 focalizar to focus
  3. 🔊 centrar to focus, to center
  4. 🔊 abocar to focus, to concentrate
  5. 🔊 luz focus, point of view, understanding
  6. 🔊 eje focus, focal point (point of concentration or attention)

Similar words

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