Thesaurus: focus

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1. n. A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.
2. n. A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant.
3. n. A central point; a point of concentration.
4. v. t. To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera.
5. n. the concentration of attention or energy on something
6. n. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
7. n. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
8. n. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
9. n. special emphasis attached to something
10. n. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
11. n. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
12. v. direct one's attention on something