Both Uses of
focus
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Captivity has brought my mental faculties to a focus; and you are well aware that from the collision of clouds electricity is produced—from electricity, lightning, from lightning, illumination.
Chpt 17-18 (definition 1) *focus = a state of concentration
- Philosophers may well say, and practical men will always support the opinion, that money mitigates many trials; and if you admit the efficacy of this sovereign balm, you ought to be very easily consoled—you, the king of finance, the focus of immeasurable power.
Chpt 103-104 (definition 2) *focus = center
Definitions:
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(1) (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)
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(2) (focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed