FOCI | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Focus

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 17th century (as a term in geometry and physics): from Latin, literally ‘domestic hearth’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfəʊkəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the centre of interest or activity

Short Definition:

focus of interest or activity

Examples:
  • this generation has made the environment a focus of attention
Definition:

the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition

Short Definition:

state or quality of having clear visual definition

Examples:
  • his face is rather out of focus
  • the incident brought her feelings for Alexander sharply into focus
Definition:

one of the fixed points from which the distances to any point of a given curve, such as an ellipse or parabola, are connected by a linear relation.

Short Definition:

in geometry

Definition:

an element of a sentence that is given prominence by intonational or other means.

Short Definition:

element of sentence that is given prominence by intonational or other means

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