focalize

/'foukəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (focalise) /'foukəlaiz/
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focalize

The photographer carefully focalizes the lens to capture the sharp image.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To bring (something, especially an image or light) into clear focus or sharp definition: The primary meaning refers to the optical or technical act of adjusting a lens or system so that an image becomes clear and distinct.
    • To concentrate or direct (something, such as attention, effort, or activity) on a central point or specific area: This meaning extends the concept to abstract ideas, directing them toward a single point of convergence or importance.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To come into focus; to become clear and sharply defined: Used for an image or idea that achieves clarity.
    • To become concentrated or restricted to a particular, often limited, place or subject: This usage, common in medical or scientific contexts, describes something gathering or being confined to a specific location.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (transitive):
    • The technician will focalize the microscope to see the cells clearly.
    • The new policy aims to focalize resources on the most critical projects.
  • Verb (intransitive):
    • As he adjusted the lens, the blurry image slowly began to focalize.
    • The pain eventually focalized in his lower back.
Advanced Usage
  • "to focalize attention on": To direct and concentrate attention specifically on one subject.
    • The manager asked the team to focalize their attention on the user experience.
  • "to focalize an issue": To define or bring clarity to a complex problem, making its core elements apparent.
    • The debate helped to focalize the key issues in the negotiation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Focalise: (verb) A chiefly British English spelling variant of 'focalize'.
  • Focalization: (noun) The act or process of bringing into focus or concentrating on a central point.
    • The focalization of the narrative through a single character gives the novel its intensity.
  • Refocalize: (verb) To focus again or adjust the focus anew.
Synonyms
  • Focus: (verb) To adjust for clarity or to concentrate.
  • Concentrate: (verb) To bring or come together in one place; to intensify.
  • Localize: (verb) To restrict or assign to a particular place (especially for the intransitive medical/scientific sense).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: 'Focalize' itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or with prepositions like 'on'.) - To focalize on: To concentrate efforts or attention upon. - The research focalizes on the effects of climate change in coastal regions.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word 'focalize'. Its conceptual meaning is related to idioms about focus.) - To bring into sharp focus: To make something very clear or understandable. (Conceptually related to the meaning of 'focalize'.) - The crisis brought the company's financial problems into sharp focus.

focalize

The photographer carefully focalizes the lens to capture the sharp image.

Verb
  1. put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"
    • Please focus the image
  2. become focussed or come into focus
    • The light focused
  3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
  4. concentrate on a particular place or spot
    • The infection has localized in the left eye

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