autofocus
English
Alternative forms
- auto-focus
Etymology
auto- + focus
Noun
autofocus (uncountable)
- (electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically
- This camera has autofocus, so it's more expensive.
Synonyms
- AF
Translations
automatic focus
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See also
autofocus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
autofocus (third-person singular simple present autofocuses or autofocusses, present participle autofocusing or autofocussing, simple past and past participle autofocused or autofocussed)
- To focus automatically.
- My camera makes a funny sound when it autofocuses.
- The camera was autofocused before the picture was taken.
French
Etymology
auto- + focus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.tɔ.fɔ.kys/, /ɔ.tɔ.fɔ.kys/
Audio (file)
Noun
autofocus m (plural autofocus)
- autofocus (lens system)
Further reading
- “autofocus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English autofocus. By surface analysis, auto- + focus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈfɔ.kus/
- Rhymes: -ɔkus
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧fò‧cus
Noun
autofocus m (invariable)
- autofocus (lens system)
Noun
autofocus f (invariable)
- autofocus (camera)
Further reading
- autofocus in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Alternative forms
- autofokus
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English autofocus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aw.tɔˈfɔ.kus/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔkus
- Syllabification: au‧to‧fo‧cus
Noun
autofocus m inan (abbreviation AF)
- (electronics, photography) autofocus
Declension
Declension of autofocus
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | autofocus | autofocusy |
genitive | autofocusu | autofocusów |
dative | autofocusowi | autofocusom |
accusative | autofocus | autofocusy |
instrumental | autofocusem | autofocusami |
locative | autofocusie | autofocusach |
vocative | autofocusie | autofocusy |
Further reading
- autofocus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- autofocus in Polish dictionaries at PWN