focusses

Directs attention toward

Focusses is a less common spelling of focuses, the third-person singular present tense and plural noun form of focus.

Both spellings are correct, though focuses dominates in contemporary usage: She focusses her attention on the task at hand.

The double-s spelling reflects an older convention for words ending in a single consonant.

attention

concentrates

Directs sustained attention

narrows · priorities · targets · dedicates · channels · fixates · devotes · emphasizes · pinpoints · spotlights

optical

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

zoom · calibration · fine-tune · align · refract · magnifies · contrast · microadjustment · detail · definition

Opposites
attention/concentration

focussesscatters

Distributes irregularly about

disperses · defocuses · blurs · diffuses · distracts

prioritization and emphasis

focussesneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · overlooks · spreads thin · dilutes · diffuses

Family

focussing, focussed

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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G