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Duo In An Ellipse Crossword Clue

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noun

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

verb

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

24%9 Having the shape of an elongated ellipse or a pear
adjective satellite

• shaped like a sausage

24%8 Maximum distance from the focus of an ellipse
noun

• (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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