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adjective

focussed

being in focus or brought into focus

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Six example sentences with focussed, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only the front rank of tulips came out focussed; everything behind them dissolves into soft green blur.

    Photography

  • The beam must be perfectly focussed on the sample, or the spectrometer records light from the surrounding glass instead.

    Science

  • The projectionist adjusted the lamp until the titles were finally focussed and the audience stopped shouting from the balcony.

    Movies

  • With the new lenses the bottom row of the eye chart was focussed for the first time in years.

    Medicine

  • The phone's camera hunts for a moment until the face is focussed, then locks and fires the shutter.

    Technology

  • She adjusted the projector until the sketch was sharply focussed on the wall, then traced its outline in charcoal.

    Art

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