Definition

Noun: The act or process of concentrating attention, effort, or energy on a specific object, task, or goal. It refers to the central point of interest or activity.

Examples of Usage

• The successful project required intense focussing on the key details.
• Her focussing on her studies paid off with excellent exam results.
• The team's focussing of resources on the new initiative was a strategic decision.

Advanced Usage

• "To bring into focussing": To make something the central point of attention or clarity.
  • The manager's speech brought the company's core values into sharp focussing.
• Used in technical contexts (like optics or photography) to describe the adjustment for clarity, though the more common spelling is "focusing".

Variants and Related Words

• Focus (noun/verb): The central point or the act of concentrating. This is the more common base form.
  • Keep your focus on the goal.
• Focusing (noun/gerund): An alternative spelling for the same concept as "focussing". Both are correct, with "focusing" being more common in American English.
  • The focusing of the microscope is delicate.

Synonyms

• Concentration
• Centering
• Direction
• Emphasis

Related Phrases

• Sharp focussing: Intense and clear concentration.
  • The debate required sharp focussing on the facts.

Noun

1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
   • the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
   • he had no direction in his life