focus
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈfoʊkəs/
- Specialized
:
foco
- The scientist adjusted the telescope to find the perfect focus on the distant star.
- prime focus
- focus at infinity
So it's like where the center focus of each lens is.
- So it's like where the center focus of each lens is.
- It's a wide angle, fast zoom with close focus distance and it's sharp.
Examples
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Through the 2000s, NNPS school librarians sharpened their focus on student learning.
Academic text (2013) -
In optics, a lens can bend light to create a sharp focus on a specific point.
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This concern will be the focus of my comments today.
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That is our focus in looking at the market.
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We know that students' learning is the central focus of good teaching.
Academic text (2011) -
First, the behavior of Southern white women is the central focus of this project.
Academic text (2013) -
So all the rays will come to a focus somewhere around there.
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What is the focus of psychological health?
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In the Greek hunt, the figures define the landscape and are the focus of our attention.
Academic text (1999) -
Originally, the showcases were conceived with a focus on the science unit being studied.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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3.2
A person or thing people notice most in a group
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4.4
The point where rays of light come together after passing through a lens
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9.9
A place in the body where an infection starts
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How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Focus comes from an old Latin word focus meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace', the warm center where light and heat come from. So, just like a home fire is a central point of light, a focus in optics is the central point where rays meet.