foci
[ foh-sahy, -kahy ]
/ ˈfoʊ saɪ, -kaɪ /
noun
a plural of focus.
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Definition for foci (2 of 2)
focus
[ foh-kuhs ]
/ ˈfoʊ kəs /
noun, plural fo·cus·es, fo·ci [foh-sahy, -kahy] /ˈfoʊ saɪ, -kaɪ/.
verb (used with object), fo·cused, fo·cus·ing or (especially British) fo·cussed, fo·cus·sing.
to bring to a focus or into focus; cause to converge on a perceived point: to focus the lens of a camera.
to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts; to focus troop deployment in the east.
verb (used without object), fo·cused, fo·cus·ing or (especially British) fo·cussed, fo·cus·sing.
to be or become focused: My eyes have trouble focusing on distant objects.
to direct one's attention or efforts: Students must focus in class.
Origin of focus
1635–45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth
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British Dictionary definitions for foci
focus
/ (ˈfəʊkəs) /
noun plural -cuses or -ci (-saɪ, -kaɪ, -kiː)
verb -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cusses, -cussing or -cussed
to bring or come to a focus or into focus
(tr often foll by on)
to fix attention (on); concentrate
Derived forms of focus
focusable, adjective focuser, nounWord Origin for focus
C17: via New Latin from Latin: hearth, fireplace
Medical definitions for foci
focus
[ fō′kəs ]
n. pl. fo•cus•es
v.
Scientific definitions for foci
focus
[ fō′kəs ]
Plural focuses or foci (fō′sī′, fō′kī′)
The degree of clarity with which an eye or optical instrument produces an image.
See focal point.
A central point or region, such as the point at which an earthquake starts.
Mathematics
A fixed point or one of a pair of fixed points used in generating a curve such as an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
The region of a localized bodily infection or disease.