All 15 Uses of "focus" in "Naked in Death"

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He enjoys his work and wants to be the focus of our attention.†
Chpt 2 *

focus = where attention is concentrated
He's focused on me.†
Chpt 15

focused = concentrating, or looking
If he'd used his other hand for a blow to the face, he might have stunned her, but he was too focused on reaching the gun.†
Chpt 20 *

focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
Small, soft focused spotlights were trained on its center where the naked woman was cupped in the gentle dip of the floating mattress.†
Chpt 1
She didn't have your depth, Eve, your control, or your rather enviable focus.†
Chpt 5
She kept her eyes focused on the doorway, kept walking.†
Chpt 6
Eve blinked, focused on him again.†
Chpt 10
She trembled, and her eyes unfocused when his fingers brushed the back of her knee.†
Chpt 10

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unfocused means not and reverses the meaning of focused. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Clinging to control, he focused on her face, the change from panic to shock, from shock to glazed helplessness.†
Chpt 10
His smile faded away at the thought of focusing in on his own people.†
Chpt 11
But close, damn it, Eve thought, closing her eyes to bring the woman she was coming to know so well into full focus.†
Chpt 13
Her eyes, the same warm honey tone as her mother's, unfocused.†
Chpt 13

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unfocused means not and reverses the meaning of focused. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
He's an observer of people, and I believe he focused on you the moment he learned you were primary.†
Chpt 14
It was a small thing, a slight thing, and with the eyes focused on the brutality of the murders, easily missed.†
Chpt 17
Eve waited until Catherine focused on her again.†
Chpt 18

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Definitions:

(1) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.)
to direct attention or effort toward a single thing; or the ability to do so without getting distracted
(2) (focus as in: The focus of our study is...)
where attention is concentrated or directed
(3) (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
(4) (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
See a comprehensive dictionary for other less common meanings.
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)