All 5 Uses of
focus
in
City of Bones
- Clary's eyes sprang open. Slowly the library came back into focus—the book-lined walls, the anxious faces of Hodge and Jace.
Chpt 10focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
- Something about Jace sharpened him, brought him into focus. If she were going to draw them together, she thought, she would make Jace a little blurry, while Alec stood out, all sharp, clear planes and angles.
Chpt 11
- The rune on the page seemed to spring into sharp focus, and she thought, involuntarily, Remember.
Chpt 13
- She hadn't really focused on what a mess he was.
Chpt 16 *focused = concentrated
- Clary amused herself by letting her eyes fade in and out of focus, watching the glamour appear and disappear.†
Chpt 22 *out of focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly
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) -
(2)
(focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed
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(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
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(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.