Focussed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "Criticism focussed particularly on the services to and from Blackpool."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of focused. Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative

    "When first sighted on the curve, outside the focussed beam, the signal aspects were faint and difficult to identify in a confused background."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of light rays) converging on a point wordnet
  2. 2
    being in focus or brought into focus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
convergentfocusedfocused

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"Attention is focussed on the potential for growth of the personal and industrial use garbage compactor market in relation to trends in law."

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