All 20 Uses of
focus
in
The Throne of Fire
- It hovered in the air a few inches away, its fiery white features almost coming into focus.†
Chpt 2focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- The gravestones shimmered, and everything outside the fence went slightly out of focus.†
Chpt 7 *out of focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly
- It had been taken at point-blank range, showing only an out-of-focus nose and a hideous mouth, as if he'd been trying to eat the camera.†
Chpt 8
- When she focused on me again, her eyes blazed with anger —just like old times.†
Chpt 14focused = looked, or concentrated
- That alone brought up a host of new questions, but I tried to stay focused.†
Chpt 16 *focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
- Like any good predator, it focused on the moving target —Jaz—and lunged at her.†
Chpt 2
- It's simply not fair that Carter can pull things out of thin air at a moment's notice, but I normally need five or ten minutes of absolute focus, and even then the effort makes me nauseous.†
Chpt 4
- Amos's eyes became unfocused.†
Chpt 6unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thingstandard 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.
- I focused all my willpower on finding her.†
Chpt 6
- Sadly, most of the baboons were still focused on us.†
Chpt 8
- I raised my staff and wand and tried to focus.†
Chpt 8
- Gramps focused on Bes and scowled.†
Chpt 8
- The moment she'd given me the name of Zia's village, I couldn't focus on anything else.†
Chpt 13
- Her eyes lost their focus.†
Chpt 14
- I stayed focused on my task—moving the pebbles a little at a time, dispersing the pile into smaller mounds.†
Chpt 16
- The Chief Lector focused on an Asian man in blue robes.†
Chpt 17
- Her eyes became unfocused.†
Chpt 20unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thingstandard 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.
- I don't know how she could tell, but I stayed focused on the scroll.†
Chpt 20
- He turned toward me, his eyes unfocused and milky with cataracts.†
Chpt 20unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thingstandard 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.
- As he focused on Sadie, I skirted behind him, doing my best to sneak closer—which is not easy when you're a fifteenfoot-tall birdman.†
Chpt 22
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.