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focussing

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Commonwealth standard spelling of focusing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The bacteriologist adjusted the focussing knob on the microscope.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Commonwealth standard spelling of focusing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of focus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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, focusing, focal point, direction, centering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion

Narrower terms: particularism

History

Etymology

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