"retrofocus" meaning in English

See retrofocus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From retro- + focus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|focus}} retro- + focus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} retrofocus (uncountable)
  1. (photography, attributive) A wide-angle lens with an inverted telephoto configuration. Tags: attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-retrofocus-en-noun-LHGviJ57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Verb

Forms: retrofocuses [present, singular, third-person], retrofocusing [participle, present], retrofocused [participle, past], retrofocused [past]
Etymology: From retro- + focus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|focus}} retro- + focus Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrofocus (third-person singular simple present retrofocuses, present participle retrofocusing, simple past and past participle retrofocused)
  1. To focus backwards.
    Sense id: en-retrofocus-en-verb-17rzoEmv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with retro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with retro-: 42 58

Inflected forms

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