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How to sign: the concentration of attention or energy on something
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life";
Similiar / Same: focusing, focussing, centering, direction
Categories: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
Within this category: particularism
How to sign: direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies";
Similiar / Same: pore, rivet, concentrate, center, centre
Categories: cerebrate, cogitate, think
Within this category: listen, recall, steep, think, zoom in
How to sign: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Similiar / Same: focal point
Categories: point