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focus

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In geometrical optics , a focus , also called an image point , is the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Although the focus is conceptually a point, physically the focus has a spatial extent, called the blur circle . ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Focus \Fo"cus\ (f[=o]"k[u^]s), n.; pl. E. Focuses (f[=o]"k[u^]s*[e^]z), L. Foci (f[=o]"s[imac]). [L. focus hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. Curfew , Fuel , Fusil the firearm.] (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable optics English) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. 2 (context countable geometry English) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. 3 (context uncountable photography ...

Usage examples of focus.

You get older daughters trying to protect younger siblings by doing anything they can to keep the abusive father focused on them.

She glanced round the room again, achingly trying not to focus on Robert and yet helpless to stop herself from focusing on him, from wondering whom he was with.

Greek Revolution and that his own advocacy of the cause would have to focus more on stimulating private American support and stronger popular sympathy for the suffering Greek people.

He had, in fact, crossed the designs of no less a power than the German Empire, he had blundered into the hot focus of Welt-Politik, he was drifting helplessly towards the great Imperial secret, the immense aeronautic park that had been established at a headlong pace in Franconia to develop silently, swiftly, and on an immense scale the great discoveries of Hunstedt and Stossel, and so to give Germany before all other nations a fleet of airships, the air power and the Empire of the world.

He saw Teasle dispersing into triple focus down there, eyes bright, aiming, and he knew there should be no other way.

Quelan tribe has chosen Mandel for their Kiah Master and Akela as his Focus.

Waiting until their attention was focused on the next toss, Alec slipped across to the other side.

In the Solar System, the Amalgams had focused and directed the gravity beams used to tear up the planetary surfaces and launch them into free space.

Now and again the horses caught a whisper of something in the ambient that made all three of them in direct contact with the horses entirely uneasy, it was impossible to see what might be more than three buildings away, and hard to focus up into falling snow to check the roofs.

With any luck at all, you will never focus your glims upon Miss Ames, no matter how illustrious her fortune, or by virtue of whatever scheme your papa and her papa concocted so many years ago.

The solution offered by Amel is not to oppose war but to otherwise channel the energies that give rise to it and educate those people who might become its focus.

Now his gaze focused on the cluster of shipping anchored out in Table Bay.

They would share authority, she focused on Argali and he on Ironbridge.

And they were hard at work, but now equipped with a smaller, better focused version of the Argand lamp.

Joe relaxed and focused his yellow eyes questioningly on Asey, who shrugged.