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self-focus

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

concentration of attention on itself

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • A few of our studies, however, have explored individual differences in self-focus.
  • Self-focus, self-preoccupation, and the like do not automatically spell an enlargement of one's general self-knowledge.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the ability or feature of photographic or video camera to focus itself

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Self-focus makes cameras much easier to use.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

to focus itself, or by itself

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Each small section of the incoming laser pulse self-focuses into a sharp focal spot at the self-focusing distance.
  • The beam initially diffracts linearly and self-focusses slowly into a soliton.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: самоконцентра́ция (samokoncentrácija) — concentration of attention on itself
  • Russian: самофокусиро́вка (samofokusiróvka) — the ability or feature of photographic or video camera to focus itself
  • Russian: самофокуси́роваться (samofokusírovatʹsja) — to focus itself, or by itself
  • Russian: самосфокуси́роваться (samosfokusírovatʹsja) — to focus itself, or by itself