Associations to the word «Focus»

FOCUS, noun. (countable) (optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

FOCUS, noun. (countable) (geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.

FOCUS, noun. (uncountable) (photography) (cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

FOCUS, noun. (uncountable) (photography) (cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

FOCUS, noun. (uncountable) Concentration of attention.

FOCUS, noun. (countable) (seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions.

FOCUS, noun. (computing) (graphical user interface) The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.

FOCUS, noun. (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.

FOCUS, verb. (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

FOCUS, verb. (transitive) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

FOCUS, verb. (transitive) (followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.

FOCUS, verb. (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.

FOCUS, verb. (computing) (GUI) (transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

FOCUS GROUP, noun. A group of people, sampled from a larger population, interviewed in open session for market research or political analysis

FOCUS GROUPS, noun. Plural of focus group

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".

FOCUS, noun. Maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus".

FOCUS, noun. Maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion".

FOCUS, noun. A central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection".

FOCUS, noun. Special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed".

FOCUS, noun. A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges.

FOCUS, noun. A fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section.

FOCUS, verb. Direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies".

FOCUS, verb. Cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image".

FOCUS, verb. Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions.

FOCUS, verb. Become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused".

FOCUS, verb. Put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie".