adj
Meaning 1
Used for or pertaining to focusing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
focusing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊ.kə.sɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈfoʊ.kə.sɪŋ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /ˈfəʉ.kə.sɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈfɐʉ.kə.səŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: F OW1 K AH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: F OW1 K IH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the direction of attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or purpose over time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The action or concentration of attention or energy on something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The act or action of bringing something into focus or attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of focus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the act of bringing into focus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: focalization, focalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intensification
Narrower terms: refocusing
noun
Meaning 7
the concentration of attention or energy on something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: focus, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
Narrower terms: particularism
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: фокусиро́вка (fokusiróvka) — Translations
Real reading context