Meanings
adjective
- Commonwealth standard spelling of focusing.
The bacteriologist adjusted the focussing knob on the microscope.
nounfocussing (uncountable)
- uncountableCommonwealth standard spelling of focusing.
At the time of the accident, the searchlight signals here were fitted with standard narrow-beam focussing, aimed at a train within 70yd of the signal.
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Collision at Newcastle”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76
verb
- Commonwealthgerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of focus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
focussing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focussing
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“focussing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focussing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “focussing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focussing.
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