Focus

Focus is a Latin word for hearth. In English it means many things.

Focus (geometry), one of the two points around which a conic section is built
Focus (optics), the bringing together of light rays by a lens
Ford Focus, a car
The hypocenter of an earthquake
The place where a nuclear explosion goes off

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