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FOCUSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
Classified under:
Similar:
adjusted (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of light rays) converging on a point
Example:
focused light rays can set something afire
Synonyms:
focused; focussed
Classified under:
Similar:
convergent (tending to come together from different directions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being in focus or brought into focus
Synonyms:
focused; focussed
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
unfocused ((of an image) not being in or brought into focus)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb focus
Context examples:
The peptide that researchers focused on in this study was isolated from a wasp known as Polybia paulista.
(Venom of Wasp, Bee Repurposed as Antibiotic Drug, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"I focused it before it got over the trees," said he.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The research focused on the case of a woman who carried a gene mutation known to cause early-onset Alzheimer’s.
(Unique case of disease resistance reveals possible Alzheimer’s treatment, National Institutes of Health)
To date studies have overwhelmingly focused on people who are overweight.
(Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight, University of Cambridge)
The researchers focused on 2 of the compounds recognized as safe for humans.
(How mosquitoes detect people, NIH)
Nursing care and research focused on populations with chronic disorders.
(Chronic Disorders Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
It is committed to exploring the molecular basis of human cancer through a focused, multidisciplinary approach to improve the diagnosis and treatment of all major forms of the disease.
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
A trance-like state in which a person becomes more aware and focused on particular thoughts, feelings, images, sensations, or behaviors.
(Hypnosis, NCI Dictionary)
High-intensity focused ultrasound therapy is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and some other types of cancer and other diseases.
(High-intensity focused ultrasound therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Also called high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
(HIFU, NCI Dictionary)
