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focused

focused

4.1
Light rays that come together at a single point
  • adjective
  • /ˈfoʊkəst/
  • Specialized
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  • The beam of light became more intense as it became focused through the magnifying glass.

Single photon, Same sun, but focused even more highly.

Examples

  • Single photon, Same sun, but focused even more highly.

    Evan Carmichael

  • They said if focused, water can cut steel.

  • The quadrangle is like the cloister, focused in on itself.

  • The photographer used a lens to ensure the image was perfectly focused on the subject.

  • By adjusting the telescope, the stars appeared focused and clearer in the night sky.

Synonyms

in focus
vsfocused
18 3.3

Clear and easy to see or understand when people pay attention to it

converges rays to a single focal point rather than mere visual clarity
concentrated
vsfocused
  • Specialized
5.7

Light from a small, strong source that shines on one place

converges rays to a single focal point rather than just stronger emission

Antonyms

dispersed
4.2

Spread out across a wide area

How Focused

concentrated
  • Specialized
5.7
focused
  • Specialized
4.1
soft
182 1.0
blurred
2 3.4

Surface Forms

focused positive

Morphology

focused = focus (transparent) = focus + ed

Standard adjective/past-participle formation from the verb 'focus' describing light brought to a point; the meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Focused comes from an old Latin word focus meaning 'hearth' or 'center', which later came to mean a single 'point'. So light rays are focused when they are brought together at that one point.