bring to a focus

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This I bring to a focus with a lens, and then let it pass through a small hole in a piece of card.

From Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them by Boys, C. V. (Charles Vernon)

Their concentration had not escaped the notice of the British military authorities, who welcomed any movement which might bring to a focus that resistance which had been so nebulous and elusive.

From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

These the eye can bring to a focus, because it normally has a curvature for focussing parallel rays.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald

In Crystal Gazing, the occultist merely employs the crystal in order to concentrate his power, and to bring to a focus his astral vision.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami

In the camera, the artist uses a thumb-screw to bring to a focus on the sensitive plate the rays of light coming from objects at different distances.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.