"depth of field" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: depths of field [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|depths of field}} depth of field (countable and uncountable, plural depths of field)
  1. (photography) The distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: DOF Coordinate_terms: depth of focus Translations (distance in focus): 景深 (jǐngshēn) (Chinese Mandarin), dybdeskarphed [common-gender] (Danish), scherptediepte [feminine] (Dutch), teravussügavus (Estonian), syväterävyysalue (Finnish), terävyysalue (Finnish), profondeur de champ [feminine] (French), Schärfentiefe [feminine] (German), Tiefenschärfe [feminine] (German), mélységélesség (Hungarian), profondità di campo [feminine] (Italian), 被写界深度 (hishakai shindo) (alt: ひしゃかいしんど) (Japanese), 피사계 심도 (pisagye simdo) (alt: 被寫界深度) (Korean), rohe ngangahu (Maori), dybdeskarphet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), głębia ostrości [feminine] (Polish), profundidade de campo [feminine] (Portuguese), profundidad de campo [feminine] (Spanish)

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