Lexic.us

Definition of Focus on

1. Verb. Center upon. "Our day revolved around our work"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Focus On

Literary usage of Focus on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Conic Sections: Containing an Account of Some of the Most by George Salmon (1904)
"To find the length of the perpendicular from the focus on the tangent. The perpendicular from the point (m, 0) on the tangent is ' . , , = V{T Hence (see ..."

2. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1879)
"The molecular focus on the tube, which we have just seen (Fig. ... I turn the magnetism on, and draw the focus on the side of the glass. ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"This study describes the prevalence and patterns of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use among adolescents with a specific focus on those living in a high ..."

4. National Drug Control Strategy: A Nation Responds to Drug Use (1992)
"... focus on the Street Dealer Unless street dealers can sell their illegal merchandise to consumers in exchange for cash, and return some of that cash to ..."

5. Preventing Interpersonal Violence Among Youth: An Introduction to School by William DeJong (1994)
"In most cases, conflict should be dealt with head-on, with a focus on ... A Focus on School Change What most distinguishes RCCP from other primary ..."

6. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1890)
"For example, the locus of the foot of a perpendicular, >m an imaginary focus on a tangent, is the minor auxiliary circle ; and the locus the foot of a ..."

7. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... 60 yards, the image is still brought to a focus on the retina without any effort on the part of the eye. Within this distance, supposing the condition ..."

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