English noun: focusing | |||
| 1. | focusing (cognition) the concentration of attention or energy on something | ||
| Samples | The focus of activity shifted to molecular biology. He had no direction in his life. | ||
| Synonyms | centering, direction, focal point, focus, focussing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | particularism | ||
| 2. | focusing (act) the act of bringing into focus | ||
| Synonyms | focalisation, focalization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intensification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | refocusing | ||