focusses

Meanings

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
• plural of 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of focus

Synonyms

center, centering, centre, concenter, concentrate, concentre, direction, focal point, focalise, focalize, focus, focusing, focussing, nidus, pore, rivet, sharpen, stress

Antonyms

blur