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Meaning of "overfocus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERFOCUS

overfocus  [ˌəʊvəˈfəʊkəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERFOCUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overfocus is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overfocus in English.

WHAT DOES OVERFOCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overfocus in the English dictionary

The definition of overfocus in the dictionary is to focus too much.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERFOCUS

PRESENT

Present
I overfocus
you overfocus
he/she/it overfocuses
we overfocus
you overfocus
they overfocus
Present continuous
I am overfocusing
you are overfocusing
he/she/it is overfocusing
we are overfocusing
you are overfocusing
they are overfocusing
Present perfect
I have overfocused
you have overfocused
he/she/it has overfocused
we have overfocused
you have overfocused
they have overfocused
Present perfect continuous
I have been overfocusing
you have been overfocusing
he/she/it has been overfocusing
we have been overfocusing
you have been overfocusing
they have been overfocusing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overfocused
you overfocused
he/she/it overfocused
we overfocused
you overfocused
they overfocused
Past continuous
I was overfocusing
you were overfocusing
he/she/it was overfocusing
we were overfocusing
you were overfocusing
they were overfocusing
Past perfect
I had overfocused
you had overfocused
he/she/it had overfocused
we had overfocused
you had overfocused
they had overfocused
Past perfect continuous
I had been overfocusing
you had been overfocusing
he/she/it had been overfocusing
we had been overfocusing
you had been overfocusing
they had been overfocusing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overfocus
you will overfocus
he/she/it will overfocus
we will overfocus
you will overfocus
they will overfocus
Future continuous
I will be overfocusing
you will be overfocusing
he/she/it will be overfocusing
we will be overfocusing
you will be overfocusing
they will be overfocusing
Future perfect
I will have overfocused
you will have overfocused
he/she/it will have overfocused
we will have overfocused
you will have overfocused
they will have overfocused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overfocusing
you will have been overfocusing
he/she/it will have been overfocusing
we will have been overfocusing
you will have been overfocusing
they will have been overfocusing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overfocus
you would overfocus
he/she/it would overfocus
we would overfocus
you would overfocus
they would overfocus
Conditional continuous
I would be overfocusing
you would be overfocusing
he/she/it would be overfocusing
we would be overfocusing
you would be overfocusing
they would be overfocusing
Conditional perfect
I would have overfocus
you would have overfocus
he/she/it would have overfocus
we would have overfocus
you would have overfocus
they would have overfocus
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overfocusing
you would have been overfocusing
he/she/it would have been overfocusing
we would have been overfocusing
you would have been overfocusing
they would have been overfocusing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overfocus
we let´s overfocus
you overfocus
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overfocus
Past participle
overfocused
Present Participle
overfocusing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERFOCUS


autofocus
ˈɔːtəʊˌfəʊkəs
automatic-focus
ˌɔːtəˌmætɪkˈfəʊkəs
crocus
ˈkrəʊkəs
defocus
diːˈfəʊkəs
eurokous
jʊəˈrəʊkəs
euryokous
ˌjʊərɪˈəʊkəs
focus
ˈfəʊkəs
hocus
ˈhəʊkəs
hocus-pocus
ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs
locus
ˈləʊkəs
misfocus
ˌmɪsˈfəʊkəs
out-of-focus
ˌaʊtəvˈfəʊkəs
prefocus
priːˈfəʊkəs
refocus
riːˈfəʊkəs
soft-focus
ˌsɒftˈfəʊkəs
trochus
ˈtrəʊkəs
verrucous
ˈverʊkəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERFOCUS

overflight
overflood
overflourish
overflow
overflow pipe
overflowing
overflowingly
overflown
overflush
overfly
overfocussed
overfold
overfond
overfondly
overfondness
overforward
overforwardness
overfoul
overfrank
overfraught

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERFOCUS

abacus
automatic focus
autumn crocus
caucus
circus
Damascus
depth of focus
diplodocus
discus
hibiscus
mucus
prairie crocus
prime focus
principal focus
rhoncus
sensate focus
soft focus
Spartacus
staphylococcus
streptococcus

Synonyms and antonyms of overfocus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overfocus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERFOCUS

Find out the translation of overfocus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overfocus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overfocus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过度聚焦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overfocus
570 millions of speakers

English

overfocus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overfocus
380 millions of speakers
ar

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overfocus
280 millions of speakers

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overfocus
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overfocus
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overfocus
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overfocus
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Overfocus
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Translator English - German

overfocus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーフォーカス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overfocus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overfocus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá tập trung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overfocus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिप्रश्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla odaklanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overfocus
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Translator English - Polish

overfocus
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Translator English - Ukrainian

overfocus
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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

overfocus
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overfocus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overfocus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overfocus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overfocus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFOCUS»

The term «overfocus» is used very little and occupies the 191.272 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFOCUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overfocus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overfocus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overfocus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERFOCUS»

Discover the use of overfocus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overfocus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Textbook for Materials ...
The same operation must be repeated at overfocus, when there is a dark fringe around the edge of the hole (Figure 9.21B). At exact focus, you should see no fringe and the image contrast is minimized (Figure 9.21C). FRESNEL FRINGES ...
David B. Williams, C. Barry Carter, 2009
2
The Principles and Practice of Electron Microscopy
When the objective is more strongly excited than exact focus (overfocused ) there is a bright fringe produced within the image of the carbon film itself, the breadth again increasing with the degree of overfocus. The change of effect from ...
Ian M. Watt, 1997
3
Ordered Mesoporous Materials
(a) defocus and (b) overfocus (taken by C. Dickinson). carbon film are recommended, which can avoid the noisy background and improve the contrast. When imaging a very thick sample, the multilayer scattering induced by a strong interaction ...
Dongyuan Zhao, Ying Wan, Wuzong Zhou, 2012
4
Transmission Electron Microscopy: Physics of Image Formation
In overfocus (∆z < 0), the phase shift W(θ) becomes positive and the molecules appear bright in the center. For a quantitative interpretation of the dependence of image intensity in the center on defocusing, see [6.46]. Reversed phase contrast  ...
Ludwig Reimer, Helmut Kohl, 2008
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On Information Structure, Meaning and Form: Generalizations ...
Given the standard assumption that material in the ex situ position is the focus constituent of the sentence (e.g. Green 1997, Newman 2000, Jaggar 2001), it could be argued that focus pied-piping in (33) and (34) is an instantiation of overfocus ...
Kerstin Schwabe, Susanne Winkler, 2007
6
The Psychology of the Body
The driven quality of the person with an achieving rigid structure is connected to an overdeveloped ability to focus mentally or “overfocus.” They need to maintain this overfocused mental activity because it responds to an overly high-charged ...
Elliot Greene, Barbara Goodrich-Dunn, 2013
7
Gene Expression and Its Discontents: The Social Production ...
The environmental and ecosystem farming of development may not always be benign. Suppose we can operationalize and quantify degrees of both overfocus or inattentional blindness (IAB) and of overall structure or environment distortion  ...
Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace, 2009
8
LD &amp;amp; ADHD Child
Yet when playing Nintendo or building with Legos, they go into an overfocus that keeps them involved for hours. This super concentration allows them to sustain their attention long after others would lose interest and move to something else—  ...
Suzanne H. Stevens, 1996
9
A.D.D. & Romance: Finding Fulfillment in Love, Sex, & ...
Overfocus, on the other hand, comes from the person's inability to shift focus. A person who is overfocused gets lockedein on something and stays that way—not primarily because they need the stimulation, but because they just can't shift ...
M. Scott S. Halverstadt, 1998
10
Engineering Thin Films and Nanostructures with Ion Beams
a) c) 20 ,m b) Figure 2.1 Examples of craters seen on ion-irradiated metal surfaces, (a) Au irradiated with Bi+ ions: Au (100) surface imaged in underfocus in the left-hand image and Au (111) surface in overfocus in the right-hand image.
Emile Knystautas, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERFOCUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overfocus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Love is a Choice More than a Feeling
When we are unhappy with how things are in our relationship, it is easy to overfocus on what we are not getting from the relationship. Instead, a ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»
2
The focus on terror has distorted the debate on encryption
The most worrying thing to me is that the overfocus on weak encryption, mass surveillence etc is going to result in the truly dangerous ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Confronting Internet Addiction
Every time a person chooses not to overindulge or overfocus on materialism, she is playing right into G‑d's master plan. Overcoming temptation makes us ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
4
Wait, Apple Music Could Be Great for Indie Musicians? Under Heavy …
An overfocus on competition is wrong thinking when considering the opportunities for artists and fans participating at monetizing art worldwide. «Billboard, Jun 15»
5
Screening Lacking for Breast, Colon, Cervical Cancers
"I worry that our mis-messaging on things like prostate cancer and our overfocus on breast cancer screening of younger women are harmful to ... «U.S. News & World Report, May 15»
6
Why We Don't Need to Get Rid of Common Core to Have Play in …
This policy encourages teachers to overfocus on the district's grade-level reading expectation rather than on instructing in ways that ... «EdCentral, Apr 15»
7
Herzog: Social Justice Before Defense
Labor leader claims Israel's economy is suffering due to overfocus on defense, vows only to raise defense budget if social needs are met. «Arutz Sheva, Mar 15»
8
Secrets of the teenage brain
If teens overfocus on video games to the extent they're not interacting with real people, that's a problem. Video gaming and gambling use the ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
9
Ian Bailey claims 'French connection' not investigated
He believed there was an “overfocus” on him by gardaí and that matters in France should have been looked into more seriously. Ian Bailey ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
10
What the NFL's Toxic Achievers Can Teach You About the Workplace
Like other toxic work settings, the NFL has an extreme overfocus on achievement. That may sound insane to some people, who might say, “Of ... «Entrepreneur, Sep 14»

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