Focalizing

Focalizing
Focalize Fo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. [1913 Webster]

Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]


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  • focalizing — focalize (Amer.) fo·cal·ize || fəʊkÉ™laɪz v. bring to a focus; come to focus; focus; cause to be focused; concentrate, collect in one place; confine to a particular place (also focalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Focalization — Fo cal*i*za tion, n. The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus, or the state of being focalized. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Focalize — Fo cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. [1913 Webster] Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Focalized — Focalize Fo cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. [1913 Webster] Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • focalize — focalization, n. /foh keuh luyz /, v.t., v.i., focalized, focalizing. 1. to bring or come to a focus. 2. to localize. Also, esp. Brit., focalise. [1835 45; FOCAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • focalize — [fō′kəl īz΄] vt., vi. focalized, focalizing 1. to adjust or become adjusted to a focus 2. Med. to limit or be limited to a small area; localize: said of an infection focalization n …   English World dictionary

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