OTIS

Otis, genus Otis

(noun) type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

Otis, Elisha Graves Otis

(noun) United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


O"tis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of birds including the bustards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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