Focus vs Focus - What's the difference?
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(countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
(countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
(countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions.
(computing, graphical user interface) The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.
(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
To concentrate one's attention.
To concentrate one’s attention.
(countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
(countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
(countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions.
(computing, graphical user interface) The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.
(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
To concentrate one's attention.
To concentrate one’s attention.
In countable|optics|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (countable|optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge while focus is (countable|optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.In countable|geometry|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (countable|geometry) a point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge while focus is (countable|geometry) a point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.In uncountable|photography|cinematography|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (uncountable|photography|cinematography) the quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium while focus is (uncountable|photography|cinematography) the quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (uncountable) concentration of attention while focus is (uncountable) concentration of attention.In countable|seismology|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (countable|seismology) the exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions while focus is (countable|seismology) the exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions.In computing|graphical user interface|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (computing|graphical user interface) the indicator of the currently active element in a user interface while focus is (computing|graphical user interface) the indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (linguistics) the most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information while focus is (linguistics) the most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.In lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is to concentrate one’s attention while focus is to concentrate one’s attention.In followed by '''on''' or '''upon'''|lang=en terms the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is to concentrate one's attention while focus is to concentrate one's attention.As nouns the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is (countable|optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge while focus is (countable|optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.As verbs the difference between focus and focus
is that focus is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point while focus is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.focus
English
(wikipedia focus)Noun
Catherine Clabby
Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus'.
Verb
- You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
- Focus on passing the test.
- If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus .
Usage notes
The spellings focusses'', ''focussing'', ''focussed'' are more common in Commonwealth English than in American English, but in both varieties they are less common than the spellings ''focuses'', ''focusing'', ''focused .Derived terms
* focus group * in focus * out of focusfocus
English
(wikipedia focus)Noun
Catherine Clabby
Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus'.
Verb
- You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
- Focus on passing the test.
- If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus .
