Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Brought into focus, as an eyepiece, by simply being pushed in as far as it will go.
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Examples
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According to Jakobson, a message assumes the poetic (cum-aesthetic) role when it is both ambiguous and self-focusing.
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The aesthetic text is both ambiguous and self-focusing.
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"For the Institute's self-focusing theory to be right, hunterships have to occasionally drop bits of mass into Angelmass," Forsythe said.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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Dr. Qhahenlo thinks it's a self-focusing effect triggered by something falling into Angelmass from one of the hunterships.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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It did, indeed, seem straightforward enough: a significant mass, falling in toward Angelmass, would release gravitational potential energy as it fell, pushing some of the radiation streaming from the black hole over the threshold for self-focusing.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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"Best guess is that what we're seeing is a radiation self-focusing effect, probably triggered by a sudden influx of gravitational energy."
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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"I'm still not comfortable with the self-focusing theory that's been suggested."
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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After all, self-focusing tweets AND self-focusing Christmas cards?
TIME.com: Top Stories Allie Townsend 2010
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You may invest in a self-focusing SLR with the newest features with all the whistles and bells.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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"It could be that the amount of mass necessary to start a self-focusing surge is still within catapult tolerances.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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