| focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system, in focus, out of focus |
| focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea, the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion |
| distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points |
| mean distance | the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary |
focal distance
focal length | the distance from a lens to its focus |
| hyperfocal distance | the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear |
| distance length | size of the gap between two places, the distance from New York to Chicago, he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points |
| skip distance | the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere |
| distance vision | vision for objects that afeet or more from the viewer |
focus
focusing
focussing
focal point
direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
| middle distance | the part of a scene between the foreground and the background |
long distance
long-distance call
trunk call | a telephone call made outside the local calling area, I talked to her by long distance |
distance
aloofness | indifference by personal withdrawal, emotional distance |
| distance | a distant region, I could see it in the distance |
| focus | a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section |
marathoner
marathon runner
road runner
long-distance runner | someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) |
focus
focal point | a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges |
| angular distance | the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer, he recorded angular distances between the stars |
focus
focal point
nidus | a central point or locus of an infection in an organism, the focus of infection |
| stress focus | special emphasis attached to something, the stress was more on accuracy than on speed |
distance
space | the interval between two times, the distance from birth to death, it all happened in the space ofminutes |
| distance | a remote point in time, if that happens it will be at some distance in the future, at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details |
| focus focalize focalise sharpen | put (an image) into focus, Please focus the image, we cannot enjoy the movie |
focus
focalize
focalise | become focussed or come into focus, The light focused |
concentrate
focus
center
centre
pore
rivet | direct one's attention on something, Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies |
concenter
concentre
focalize
focalise
focus | bring into focus or alignment, to converge or cause to converge, of ideas or emotions |
outdistance
outstrip
distance | go far ahead of, He outdistanced the other runners |
| focus | cause to converge on or toward a central point, Focus the light on this image |
stand back
keep one's eyes off
keep one's distance
keep one's hands off
stay away | stay clear of, avoid, Keep your hands off my wife!, Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous |
focus on
center on
revolve around
revolve about
concentrate on
center | center upon, Her entire attention centered on her children, Our day revolved around our work |
| distance | keep at a distance, we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living |
| long-distance | covering a long distance, a long-distance runner, a long-distance freight train, she ran off with a long-distance truck driver |
| long-distance | of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call, a long-distance call, a long-distance transmission line, a long-distance operator |