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.
Directs sustained attention
- directsCommands or guides
- centersMiddle locations or hubs
- honesSharpens or refines
- narrowsConstricted water passage
priorities · targets · dedicates · channels · fixates · devotes · emphasizes · pinpoints
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
calibration · fine-tune · align · refract · magnifies · contrast · microadjustment · detail
concentrates
Directs sustained attention
narrows · priorities · targets · dedicates · channels · fixates · devotes · emphasizes · pinpoints · spotlights
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
zoom · calibration · fine-tune · align · refract · magnifies · contrast · microadjustment · detail · definition