focus
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 focus
The concentration of attention or energy on something:
— The focus of activity shifted to molecular biology.
synoniemen: centering, direction, focal point, focusing, focussing.
Roget 74: focus; point of convergence etc. 290; corradiation†; center etc. 222; gathering place, resort haunt retreat; venue; rendezvous; rallying point, headquarters, ... meer laten zien
Roget 222: centrality, centricalness†, center; middle etc. 68; focus etc. 74. core, kernel; nucleus, nucleolus; ... meer laten zien
Roget 386: furnace, stove, kiln, oven; cracker; hearth, focus, combustion chamber; athanor†, hypocaust†, reverberatory; volcano; forge, fiery furnace; ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: focus, scherpstelling
2 focus
Maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system.
Nederlands: beeldscherpte
Pools: ostrość
3 focus
Maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea.
4 focus
A central point or locus of an infection in an organism:
— The focus of infection.
synoniemen: focal point, nidus.
Nederlands: infectiehaard
5 focus
Special emphasis attached to something.
synoniem: stress.
6 focus
A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges.
synoniem: focal point.
Nederlands: brandpunt, focus
Pools: fokus, ognisko
7 focus
A fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section.
Nederlands: brandpunt
werkwoord
1 focus
Direct one's attention on something:
— Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.
synoniemen: center, centre, concentrate, pore, rivet.
Nederlands: concentreren, richten
2 focus
Cause to converge on or toward a central point.
3 focus
Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions.
4 focus
5 focus
Put (an image) into focus:
— Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie.
synoniemen: focalise, focalize, sharpen.
Nederlands: focussen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: adductor, approach, asymptote, attractant, attrahent, axiom, blurred, blurry, bottleneck, bring into focus, center, center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest, clear, collision course, concenter, concentralization, concentralize, concentrate ... meer laten zien.
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