depth of field

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolprofundidad de campo

Françaisprofondeur de champ

DeutschSchärfentiefe Tiefenschärfe

7 more languages

Suomisyväterävyysalue terävyysalue

Magyarmélységélesség

Italianoprofondità di campo

日本語被写界深度

한국어피사계 심도

Nederlandsscherptediepte

Portuguêsprofundidade de campo

Examples

“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce ⟳ photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus ⟳. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce ⟳ a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus ⟳ stacking has changed that.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

depth peeling depth perception depth psychology depth sounder depth-first search depthe

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