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- [foh-kuh s]
- /ˈfoʊ kəs/
- /ˈfəʊ.kəst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-kuh s]
- /ˈfoʊ kəs/
Definitions of focused word
- noun plural focused a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts. 1
- noun plural focused Physics. a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected. 1
- noun plural focused Optics. the focal point of a lens, on which rays converge or from which they deviate. the focal length of a lens; the distance from a focal point to a corresponding principal plane. the clear and sharply defined condition of an image. the position of a viewed object or the adjustment of an optical device necessary to produce a clear image: in focus; out of focus. 1
- noun plural focused Geometry. (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve. 1
- noun plural focused Geology. the point of origin of an earthquake. 1
- noun plural focused Pathology. the primary center from which a disease develops or in which it localizes. 1
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Origin of focused
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Focused
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
focused popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
focused usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for focused
adjective focused
- absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- fixated — to fix; make stable or stationary.
- intensive — of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning.
- engrossed — Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
Antonyms for focused
adjective focused
- adrift — If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone.
- unfocused — not brought into focus; lacking proper focus: an unfocused camera.
- scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
noun plural focused
- misfocused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
Top questions with focused
- how to stay focused?
- what is problem focused coping?
- free the children is currently focused on doing what?
- how is light focused by the eye?
- which style focused on heroic and mythological stories?
- how to stay focused while reading?
- how to stay focused at work?
- how to get focused?
See also
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