Focused

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Focusing}.]
     To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.
     Hunt.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  focused \focused\ adj. [Also spelled {focussed}.]
     1. being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated;
        -- of an image. Opposite of {unfocused}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. converging on a point; -- of light rays; as, focused light
        rays can set something afire.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
        purpose.
  
     Syn: centered, centred, centralized.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
     1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
        narrow thread of concentrated ore.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {undiluted} (vs. diluted)]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
        concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
        of {distributed} or {diffused}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {bunched}, {bunchy}, {clustered};
           {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {focused};
           {undivided}] [Also See: {compact}.]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
        her concentrated passion held them at bay.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
        temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
        Opposite of {dilute} or {unsaturated}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {supersaturated}]
  
     Syn: saturated.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
        concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of {diluted}.
  
     Syn: condensed.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
        without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
  
     Syn: intensive.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     7. characterized by mental concentration.
  
     Syn: intent.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  focused
       adj 1: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to
              produce a clear image
       2: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: {focussed}] [ant:
           {unfocused}]
       3: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays
          can set something afire" [syn: {focussed}]
       4: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
          purpose [syn: {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {centralised}]