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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the concentration of attention or energy on something;
- Example: "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
- Example: "he had no direction in his life"
[syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering]

2. the act of bringing into focus;
[syn: focalization, focalisation, focusing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focused; p. pr. & vb. n. Focusing.] To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R. Hunt. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

focusing \focusing\, focussing \focussing\n. 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something. Syn: focus, focussing. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the act of bringing into focus. Syn: focalization, focalisation. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

focusing n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering] 2: the act of bringing into focus [syn: focalization, focalisation, focusing]