DEFOCUS

Etymology

Verb

defocus (third-person singular simple present defocusses or defocuses, present participle defocussing or defocusing, simple past and past participle defocussed or defocused)

(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.

Noun

defocus (uncountable)

The process of going out of focus.

Anagrams

• focused

Source: Wiktionary



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