1. focus - noun
· the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
Synonym(s): focusing, focussing, focal_point, direction, centering
Hypernym(s): concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
2. focus - noun
· maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
Hypernym(s): distinctness, sharpness
3. focus - noun
· maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
Hypernym(s): clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
4. focus - noun
· a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"
Synonym(s): focal_point, nidus
Hypernym(s): point
5. focus - noun
· special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
Synonym(s): stress
6. focus - noun
· a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Synonym(s): focal_point
Hypernym(s): point
7. focus - noun
· a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
Hypernym(s): point
8. focus - verb
· direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Synonym(s): concentrate, center, centre, pore, rivet
Hypernym(s): think, cogitate, cerebrate
9. focus - verb
· cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
Hypernym(s): sharpen
Antonym(s): blur
10. focus - verb
· bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Synonym(s): concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise
Hypernym(s): align, aline, line_up, adjust
11. focus - verb
· become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"
Synonym(s): focalize, focalise
Hypernym(s): adjust, conform, adapt
Antonym(s): blur
12. focus - verb
· put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
Synonym(s): focalize, focalise, sharpen
Hypernym(s): adjust, set, correct
Antonym(s): blur
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