fo·cus  /ˈfoʊkəs/

noun

1. the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

synset: focus, focusing, focussing, focal_point, direction, centering

2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"

synset: focus

3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"

synset: focus

4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"

synset: focus, focal_point, nidus

5. special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

synset: stress, focus

6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

synset: focus, focal_point

7. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

synset: focus

verb

1. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

synset: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

2. cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

synset: focus

antonym: blur

3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

synset: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus

4. become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"

synset: focus, focalize, focalise

antonym: blur, dim, slur

5. put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"

synset: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen

antonym: blur, blear

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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