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magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

lodestar collapse: something that serves as a model or guide; guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy

low profile collapse: a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided; "he was never one to keep a low profile"

converge collapse: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"; move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"; be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"; approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

asymptote collapse: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

operate on collapse: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

concentrate collapse: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"; a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water; make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser; direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"; draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

unrecognizable collapse: defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration

quiddity collapse: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

kinescope collapse: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

bleary collapse: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"; tired to the point of exhaustion

look out collapse: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

motif collapse: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

inconspicuous collapse: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

nerve center collapse: a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam"

well-defined collapse: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

retake collapse: a shot or scene that is photographed again; photograph again; "Please retake that scene"

indistinguishable collapse: not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity"

obvious collapse: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

tangent collapse: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

haziness collapse: cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor; vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined

shed collapse: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage; cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"; get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

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