adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of focus form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
2. 2
   Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

Adjective

1. 1
   of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image wordnet
2. 2
   (of light rays) converging on a point wordnet
3. 3
   being in focus or brought into focus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adjustedbusinesslikecenteredconcentratedconcentrateddetermined

Antonyms

All antonyms

aimlessbroadcomprehensivedecentered

Example

More examples

"Most studies, however, have not focused on the influence Emmet's theory had on computer graphics."

Related phrases

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