Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules (AFIRM) is an extension of the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on ASD. Visit the NPDC website for more. Focused by Alyson Gerber, follows Clea, a seventh grader who’s unknowingly suffering from the symptoms of ADHD—unable to finish assignments, failing tests, impulsive comments, and clumsiness. Her mind is constantly in motion and unable to stay focused that her parents threaten to make her quit chess if she doesn’t concentrate more in school. An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear: a camera with automatic focus. Focused Inbox works across all your email accounts, personal and professional. To create an inbox that 'feels right' to you, the system takes into account emails and contacts with whom you interact, and filters out noisy sources like automatically generated or bulk email. The more you use it, the better it gets. 20 synonyms of focused from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 43 related words, definitions, and antonyms. Find another word for focused. Focused: having the mind fixed on something. Synonyms: absorbed, attentive, deep Antonyms: absent, absentminded, abstracted Find the right word.
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fo·cus
(fō′kəs)n.pl.fo·cus·es or
fo·ci
(-sī′, -kī′)1. a. The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.
b. The state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image: in focus; out of focus.
c. An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear: a camera with automatic focus.
2. a. A point at which rays of light or other radiation converge or from which they appear to diverge, as after refraction or reflection in an optical system: the focus of a lens. Also called focal point.
3. a. A center of interest or activity: 'Precisely how diet affects E. coli in livestock is the focus of current research'(Cindy Engel).
b. Close or narrow attention; concentration: 'He was forever taken aback by [New York's] pervasive atmosphere of purposefulness—the tight focus of its drivers, the brisk intensity of its pedestrians'(Anne Tyler).
c. A condition in which something can be clearly apprehended or perceived: couldn't get the problem into focus.
4. Medicine The region of a localized bodily infection or disease.
6. Mathematics A fixed point whose relationship with a directrix determines a conic section.
v.fo·cused, fo·cus·ing, fo·cus·es or fo·cussed or fo·cus·sing or fo·cus·ses
v.tr.1. To cause (light rays, for example) to converge on or toward a central point; concentrate.
2. a. To render (an object or image) in clear outline or sharp detail by adjustment of one's vision or an optical device; bring into focus.
b. To adjust (a lens, for example) to produce a clear image.
3. To direct toward a particular point or purpose: focused all their attention on finding a solution to the problem.
v.intr.1. To converge on or toward a central point of focus; be focused.
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2. To adjust one's vision or an optical device so as to render a clear, distinct image.
3. To concentrate attention or energy: a campaign that focused on economic issues.
[New Latin, from Latin, hearth (probably in reference to the fact that a lens or parabolic mirror can concentrate sunlight on a single point to start a fire).]
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focused
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ˈfəʊkəst)
orfocussed
adjapproving having or showing a clear and definite purpose
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Focused Synonym
| Adj. | 1. | focused - being in focus or brought into focus unfocused, unfocussed - (of an image) not being in or brought into focus; 'at their edges things were pretty much out of focus' |
| 2. | focused - (of light rays) converging on a point; 'focused light rays can set something afire' convergent - tending to come together from different directions |
| 3. | focused - of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image adjusted - altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; 'an adjusted insurance claim'; 'the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted' |
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focussedFocused Stimulation
[ˈfəʊkəst]
adjFocused Person
(= targetted) → ciblé(e)focus group n → groupem de discussion
Problem Focused Coping
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