All 27 Uses of
focus
in
Angels & Demons
- Langdon could barely focus.†
Chpt 1 (definition 3)
- Langdon could barely focus.†
Chpt 2 (definition 3)
- His disposition now intensified, his focus total.†
Chpt 9 (definition 3)
- He didn't really understand it, but according to the theory, a single point of intensely focused energy erupted in a cataclysmic explosion, expanding outward to form the universe.†
Chpt 19-20 (definition 3)
- Langdon nodded, focusing intently now.†
Chpt 19-20 (definition 3)
- Without warning, inside the accelerator tube, at this point of highly focused energy, particles of matter began appearing out of nowhere.†
Chpt 19-20 (definition 3)
- It took a moment for the image before him to come into focus.
Chpt 21-22 (definition 1)focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- Langdon tried to focus.†
Chpt 25-26 (definition 3)
- But the harder she focused, the less she understood.†
Chpt 27-28 (definition 3)
- Slowly, the image before him came into focus.
Chpt 39-40 (definition 1) *focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- Galileo's Illuminati, however, saw perfection in the ellipse as well, revering the mathematical duality of its twin foci.†
Chpt 51-52 (definition 2) *
- Langdon fought to focus his thoughts, but the situation was too bizarre to grasp rationally.†
Chpt 59-60 (definition 3)
- She was focused straight ahead.†
Chpt 59-60 (definition 3)
- Focus.
Chpt 69-70 (definition 3) *focus = concentrate
- Art historians knew the fountains marked the exact geometric focal points of Bernini's elliptical piazza, but it was an architectural oddity Langdon had never really considered until today.†
Chpt 73-74 *
- It is these areas on which we are focusing our search.†
Chpt 79-80 (definition 3)
- The Hassassin ignored the burning in his foot and focused on the drowning American, whom he now held pinned beneath him in the churning water.†
Chpt 103-104 (definition 3)
- His mind, as though ignoring the pain in his heart, forced aside the past and brought into focus the single, desperate task ahead.
Chpt 105-106 (definition 1)focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- Langdon kept his eyes focused on the Hassassin and maneuvered himself closer to the table.
Chpt 107-108 (definition 3)focused = looked
- Langdon fought to recover his focus, locking eyes again with his quarry, thrusting with the pipe.†
Chpt 107-108 (definition 3)
- Langdon could barely focus.†
Chpt 107-108 (definition 3)
- Everyone else in the room was focused on the camerlegno, and Langdon wanted to call out, but he could not react.†
Chpt 113-114 (definition 3)
- "Careful now," Chartrand urged, sounding focused as the group began descending the stairs toward the helicopter.†
Chpt 115-116 (definition 3)
- His face showing total focus.†
Chpt 119-120 (definition 3)
- It seemed, in that instant, that the entire world was focused upward, silenced in anticipation, necks craned to the heavens …. all peoples, all faiths …. all hearts beating as one.†
Chpt 123-124 (definition 3)
- He focused hard on the widest part of the serpent and …. for the first time in his life, prayed for a miracle.†
Chpt 125-126 (definition 3)
- Langdon's eyes slowly began to focus.†
Chpt 127-128 (definition 3)
Definitions:
-
(1) (focus as in: bring into focus; or out of focus) a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
-
(2) (focus as with technical usage) technical usage typically involves some sense of center or concentration such as:
- physics — a point where things come together such as the point where light rays meet
- geometry — a fixed reference point (as of a parabola)
- geology — the point of origin of an earthquake
-
(3) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) verb: to concentrate, look at, or pay attention to
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)
-
(focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed