Dictionary Check: focus

"focus" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

the concentration of attention or energy on something

Example: "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
noun

maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

Example: "in focus"
noun

maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

Example: "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
noun

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

Example: "the focus of infection"
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noun

special emphasis attached to something

Example: "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
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noun

a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

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