Focus vs. Commitment

Focusnoun

A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

‘The heat of sunlight at the focus of a magnifying glass can easily set dry leaves on fire.’;

Commitmentnoun

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

Focusnoun

A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.

Commitmentnoun

The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.

Focusnoun

The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

‘Unfortunately, the license plate is out of focus in this image.’;

Commitmentnoun

Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.

Focusnoun

The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

‘During this scene, the boy’s face shifts subtly from soft focus into sharp focus.’;

Commitmentnoun

Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

Focusnoun

(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

‘I believe I can bring the high degree of focus required for this important job.’;

Commitmentnoun

Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.

Focusnoun

The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).

‘The earthquake's focus was at exactly 37 degrees north, 18 degrees south, seventy five meters below the ground.’;

Commitmentnoun

Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.

Focusnoun

The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.

‘Text entered at the keyboard or pasted from a clipboard is sent to the component which currently has the focus.’;

Commitmentnoun

The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

Focusnoun

(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.

Commitmentnoun

Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.

Focusverb

(transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

Commitmentnoun

State of being pledged or engaged.

Focusverb

(transitive) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

‘You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.’;

Commitmentnoun

The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Focusverb

To concentrate one's attention.

‘Focus on passing the test.’;

Commitmentnoun

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

‘They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged.’;

Focusverb

(intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.

‘If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.’;

Commitmentnoun

A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; - more frequently termed a mittimus.

Focusverb

To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

‘The text box won't receive the user's keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.’;

Commitmentnoun

The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

Focusnoun

A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refracted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

Commitmentnoun

A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

Focusnoun

A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distance between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant.

Commitmentnoun

The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.

Focusnoun

A central point; a point of concentration.

Commitmentnoun

the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose;

‘a man of energy and commitment’;

Focusverb

To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera.

Commitmentnoun

the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;

‘his long commitment to public service’; ‘they felt no loyalty to a losing team’;

Focusnoun

the concentration of attention or energy on something;

‘the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology’; ‘he had no direction in his life’;

Commitmentnoun

an engagement by contract involving financial obligation;

‘his business commitments took him to London’;

Focusnoun

maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system;

‘in focus’; ‘out of focus’;

Commitmentnoun

a message that makes a pledge

Focusnoun

maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea;

‘the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion’;

Commitmentnoun

the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

Focusnoun

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism;

‘the focus of infection’;

Commitmentnoun

the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

‘the company's commitment to quality’; ‘I could not fault my players for commitment’;

Focusnoun

special emphasis attached to something;

‘the stress was more on accuracy than on speed’;

Commitmentnoun

a pledge or undertaking

‘I cannot make such a commitment at the moment’;

Focusnoun

a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

Commitmentnoun

an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action

‘with so many business commitments time for recreation was limited’;

Focusnoun

a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

Focusverb

direct one's attention on something;

‘Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies’;

Focusverb

cause to converge on or toward a central point;

‘Focus the light on this image’;

Focusverb

bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

Focusverb

become focussed or come into focus;

‘The light focused’;

Focusverb

put (an image) into focus;

‘Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie’;

Focusnoun

the centre of interest or activity

‘this generation has made the environment a focus of attention’;

Focusnoun

an act of concentrating interest or activity on something

‘our focus on the customer's requirements’;

Focusnoun

the point of origin of an earthquake.

Focusnoun

the principal site of an infection or other disease.

Focusnoun

the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition

‘his face is rather out of focus’; ‘the incident brought her feelings for Alexander sharply into focus’;

Focusnoun

another term for focal point

Focusnoun

the point at which an object must be situated with respect to a lens or mirror for an image of it to be well defined.

Focusnoun

a device on a lens which can be adjusted to produce a clear image.

Focusnoun

one of the fixed points from which the distances to any point of a given curve, such as an ellipse or parabola, are connected by a linear relation.

Focusnoun

an element of a sentence that is given prominence by intonational or other means.

Focusverb

adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly

‘try to focus on a stationary object’;

Focusverb

cause (one's eyes) to focus

‘she focused her eyes on his face’;

Focusverb

adjust the focus of (a telescope, camera, or other instrument)

‘they were focusing a telescope on a star’;

Focusverb

(of rays or waves) meet at a single point.

Focusverb

(of a lens) make (rays or waves) meet at a single point.

Focusverb

(of a lens) concentrate (light, radio waves, or energy) into a sharp beam.

Focusverb

concentrate

‘an opportunity to focus research on the health needs of the population’;