Defocus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈfəʊkəs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Defocus is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
More Meanings
- The process of going out of focus.
- (optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
Example Sentences
Fundamental to the concept of recovering the depth by measuring defocus is the relationship between the focused and the defocused images of a scene.
Word Forms
- defocuses
- defocusses
- defocusing
- defocussing
- defocused
- defocussed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unfocus, filter, refocus, blur, space, fade.
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