focuser
Lens adjustment knob
A focuser is a person or thing that focuses.
Someone who concentrates intently on a task is a good focuser: She's a natural focuser—nothing distracts her.
In optics and photography, a focuser is a mechanism that adjusts lens position to sharpen an image, common on telescopes and cameras.
Lens you look through
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
camera · viewfinder · aperture · zoom · magnification · diopter · reticle · monocular
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
refinement · fine-tuning · accuracy · knob · mechanism · dial · manual
Sustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
contemplation · immersion · flow · deep work · single-mindedness · mental effort · task-oriented · centering
eyepiece
Lens you look through
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
binoculars · camera · viewfinder · aperture · zoom · magnification · diopter · reticle · monocular · refractor
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
sharpness · refinement · fine-tuning · accuracy · knob · mechanism · dial · manual
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- absorptionProcess of taking in
engagement · contemplation · immersion · flow · deep work · single-mindedness · mental effort · task-oriented · centering · grounding
- optics partslens, eyepiece, objective, objective lens, ocular
- telescopesrefractor, reflector, Newtonian, Gregorian, space telescope
- Dobsonian telescopescollimation, collapsible, tabletop
- laser opticslaser, lens, beam splitter, collimator, prism
focuserdiffuser
Device that scatters evenly
disperser · scatterer · spreader · diverger · dissipator
focuserscatterbrain
Absentminded, disorganized person
distractor · diffuser · multitasker · daydreamer · drifter
- out of focusIndistinct, poorly defined
- in focusOptically clear and defined
- focus onDirect attention toward
- stay focusedMaintain mental concentration
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
- lose focusAttention slips away
focus, focused, focusing, focuses, unfocused, refocus, refocused, refocusing, autofocus