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Focus

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Optics:
A point at which
or
converge.
In Geometry:
A point of a
at which
from a
or
converge.
In Cinematography & Photography:
The
of the
of
on the
medium.
In Cinematography & Photography:
The quality of the
of
on the
medium.
Concentration of attention.
In Seismology:
The
point of where an
, in three
(underneath the epicentre).
In Graphical user interface:
The
of being the
in a
, often
by a
highlight.
In Linguistics:
The most important
or
in a
or
, or
that
information.
An
used in
a
spell.

Verb

To
during a task.
To
,
, or energy to a particular
or task.
To cause (
, etc) to
at a
point.
To
(a
, an
) in order to
an
the
plane.
To
one’s attention.
In Computing & Graphical user interface:
To
the
focus to (a
), so that it
.
In Accounting:
To
of accounts.
Sourced from
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Origin

focus
English
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focus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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