Word Finder - focuses

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A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

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The heat of sunlight at the focus of a magnifying glass can easily set dry leaves on fire.

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A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.

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The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

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Unfortunately, the license plate is out of focus in this image.

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The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

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During this scene, the boy’s face shifts subtly from soft focus into sharp focus.

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Concentration of attention.

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I believe I can bring the high degree of focus required for this important job.

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The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).

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The earthquake's focus was at exactly 37 degrees north, 18 degrees south, seventy five meters below the ground.

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The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.

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Text entered at the keyboard or pasted from a clipboard is sent to the component which currently has the focus.

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The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.

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An object used in casting a magic spell.

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(followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.

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I have to focus on my work.

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To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

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To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

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You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.

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To concentrate one’s attention.

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If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.

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To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

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The text box won't receive the user's keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.

He focuses on Enron which was the real biggie.

This project focuses on the financial hardship suffered by cohabitants or their children on the termination of their relationship by separation or death.

This measure focuses on all three branches of the government - executive, legislative, and judicial.

Part B outlines the new policy, which promotes sustainable agriculture, and Part C focuses on policy implementation.

The menu changes quarterly and focuses on food from coastal regions worldwide.

The theme focuses on whether Eichmann can be induced to express remorse for his deeds.

He focuses on the kernel, and on code and quality, and almost completely eschews politics.

Film, Text, Audience (Dr. L Spinks) This course focuses upon the poetics and politics of cinematic adaptation.

Her recent research focuses on the reception of Greek athletics in the Roman empire and the representation of Greek mythology in Roman art.

Our campaign focuses on a number of strategies for increasing opportunities for people to obtain locally grown beanpoles.

This study focuses negative binomial distribution but business groups.

Our research focuses on encapsulating this process knowledge into models that can be applied without calibration and hence can be applied within ungauged catchments.

It focuses on applying ant colony behavior to search the robot's configuration space.

His research focuses on the nature and causes of political violence, and in particular, the discursive construction of war and counter-terrorism.

A curved window called the cornea first focuses the light.

His research focuses principally on documentary modes in theater, film and television, with a special interest in television docudrama.

One of the worldâs leading fluid power companies focuses its R&D to increase market share and beat recessionary doldrums.

Kevin K Sheppard My research focuses on issues in financial econometrics.

While the majority of scholarly work addresses Labrouste's Paestum restoration, the present paper focuses on Labrouste's fifth year envoi.

His current PhD research focuses on how documentary film can be used for design research.

Research Most of my research focuses on breast cancer genetics.

Trading for over 35 years, the company focuses on providing quality giftware at very affordable prices.

This work focuses on temperate glaciers in the Alps, polythermal glaciers in the Arctic, and cold glaciers in Antarctica.

Research Interests My research focuses on understanding the impact of free-ranging herbivores on the habitats they graze.

Also focuses on the decipherment and decoding of cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Linear B, and Mayan Glyphs.

Cardiac structural biology Research focuses upon studies of ion channels regulating calcium homeostasis in the heart.

Parker is strong in the industrial sector; CI focuses on mobile hydraulics.

It focuses on topics that directly concern hygienists and the role they play in oral hygiene care.

Systematic analysis of dental remains focuses on caries, ante-mortem tooth loss, abcesses, calculus, and enamel hypoplasias.

They know it focuses your mind on the costs of doing some damage, even inadvertent damage.

The thesis focuses on the development of techniques for the optimal use of the sophisticated instrumentation.

The optical lens of the video camera focuses the image on the chip mounted behind the lens.

The aspects which Shibatani focuses on as making Japanese in some sense unique are more social and cultural than strictly linguistic.

Research My research in rock and mineral magnetism focuses on the assessment of the reliability of geomagnetic field recorders.

The Divisions research focuses on common problems and diseases and spans conception to the female menopause.

One strand focuses on Pythagoras as a master metaphysician.

This lecture focuses on defining the terms meteorology, climate and weather, and the gases in the atmosphere.

This bulletin describes the final results from Project SABER, and focuses on a laboratory microcosm study.

There is evidence here of female shame at unmarried motherhood, but Evans focuses on the images of resourceful, vengeful women.

Synergy primarily focuses on the delivery of leading edge multimedia products for global markets.

In addition, each of the five engaging activities focuses on a basic language skill within a carefully designed, fully narrated scenario.

The economic approach focuses purely on monetary value and may be damaging if it reinforces the notion that volunteering is all about saving money.

The roadshow is aimed mainly at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum which focuses on seven to eleven year olds.

This analysis focuses on networks that serve the operations officers, denoted the Ops desks or ops nets.

Otis project which focuses on developing and supporting on-line tutors.

Outbound focuses on loading pallets onto the delivery depot's truck.

Xenova Group PLC's product pipeline focuses principally on the therapeutic areas of cancer and immune system disorders.

Our expert development team, interface designers, 3D modelers and games designers create powerful Flash and Shockwave content that focuses on your targets.

The first area focuses on the mechanism of homologous recombination in plants.

Our research focuses on soft tissue rheumatic disorders of the neck and upper limb.