the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
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the act of bringing into focus
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the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the act of bringing into focus
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the act of bringing into focus
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.
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The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other whit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the other a small opening or slit which is at the principal focus of the lens, used for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.tending to one point of focus; tending to approach each other; converging.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bringing, focus.A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at the f…
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