in focus

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

(of an image) Sharp and clear with no fuzziness.
- 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
  Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.
(idiomatic, of one's thoughts) Clearly perceived.
As he spoke the plan became in focus.

Antonyms

(clearly visible): out of focus

Translations

sharp and clearly visible

Dutch: scherpgesteld, scherp (nl)
Irish: i bhfócas

Maori: ngangahu

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