focusing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of focus.

   The marketing team is focusing its efforts on the new product launch.

   The camera is focusing automatically on the nearest object.

   Note

   One -ing form carries both halves of the verb, the optical and the mental. With an object it adjusts or converges something: focusing a lens, focusing light, focusing its efforts. Without one, it describes either an instrument settling on a sharp image (the camera is focusing) or a person concentrating, with on naming the target. Used as a gerund, it shades into the noun for bringing into focus.

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act or action of bringing something into sharp view or full attention.

   Like adjusting binoculars until a far-off bird snaps into sharp view.

   The focusing of the telescope finally revealed the distant craters.

   Slow focusing of the lens blurred the first few photographs.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of concentrating one's attention or energy on something.

   Like a magnifying glass gathering scattered sunlight into one bright point.

   Her focusing on the deadline left little room for distractions.

   The team's focusing of energy on a single goal paid off quickly.

   Similarconcentration

4. 4
   adjective

   Used for or relating to the process of making something appear sharp or clear.

   The microscope's focusing mechanism allows very fine adjustments.

   He replaced the worn focusing screen in his vintage projector.

5. 5
   adjective

   Concentrating attention, effort, or energy on one particular audience or purpose over time.

   The firm adopted a focusing strategy aimed squarely at first-time homeowners.

   Their focusing approach concentrated all marketing resources on a single market.

   Similartargeted, concentrated

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