"self-focus" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-focus (uncountable)
  1. concentration of attention on itself Tags: uncountable Translations (concentration of attention on itself): самоконцентра́ция (samokoncentrácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-focus-en-noun-u~mXfJ~~ Disambiguation of 'concentration of attention on itself': 91 9
  2. the ability or feature of photographic or video camera to focus itself Tags: uncountable Translations (the ability or feature of photographic or video camera to focus itself): самофокусиро́вка (samofokusiróvka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-focus-en-noun-tZUBrNxE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 71 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 72 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 74 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 85 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 86 4 Disambiguation of 'the ability or feature of photographic or video camera to focus itself': 5 95

Verb

Forms: self-focuses [present, singular, third-person], self-focusses [present, singular, third-person], self-focusing [participle, present], self-focussing [participle, present], self-focused [participle, past], self-focused [past], self-focussed [participle, past], self-focussed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=self-focussed|pres_3sg2=self-focusses|pres_ptc2=self-focussing}} self-focus (third-person singular simple present self-focuses or self-focusses, present participle self-focusing or self-focussing, simple past and past participle self-focused or self-focussed)
  1. to focus itself, or by itself Translations (to focus itself, or by itself): самофокуси́роваться (samofokusírovatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), самосфокуси́роваться (samosfokusírovatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-focus-en-verb-6STPDTec

Inflected forms

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