Axis and Focus

Axis

Axis noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

Usage example: in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged

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Focus and axis are semantically related in point topic. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a noun "Axis".

Nearby Word: axial

Focus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

Usage example: in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world

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Axis and focus are semantically related in point topic. Sometimes you can use "Axis" instead a noun "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

clear	clear axis	clear focus
particular	particular axis	particular focus
single	single axis	single focus
simple	simple axis	simple focus
Other adjectives: entire, extreme, main, new, major, political, secondary, primary, central, different.

This axis describes how much a character is in the focus of the point of view.

Source: Character Calculus
The "moral" axis can be adequately explained by the focus of those morals: Good people generally focus on you (they feel that they should help everyone else when possible).

Source: Character Alignment
Axis Powers Hetalia began with a focus on World War II, but gradually moved beyond it as the series went on.

Source: Revisiting the Roots

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