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Meanings of
focal length
in English
Portuguese
distancia focal
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The distance from a lens to its focus.
focal distance
Portuguese
distancia focal
Synonyms
Examples for "
focal distance
"
focal distance
Examples for "
focal distance
"
1
Other telescopes of seven, of eight, of ten, and even of twenty feet
focal
distance
,
crown his efforts.
2
This angle is given by the ratio of the maximum dimension of the image to the
focal
distance
of the lens.
3
The thicker the lens, or burning-glass, is in the middle, the shorter its
focal
distance
,
and the more strongly it will magnify.
4
The best thing about the lens, aside from the faster autofocus, is that it's possible to shoot wide open, even at the minimum
focal
distance
.
5
Example: for 35mm cameras (used typically) the 50 mm
focal
distance
was found to give the same perspective as the eye.
Usage of
focal length
in English
1
This would also be about the
focal
length
of the finished lens.
2
It would be roughly four tonnes in mass and have a 12m
focal
length
.
3
These invariable produce worse images than the fixed
focal
length
,
prime lenses I tested.
4
The rapidity of a lens depends mainly on its aperture and its
focal
length
.
5
It was provided with a well-corrected object-glass having a
focal
length
of 200 mm.
6
One patient was treated with a transducer with a
focal
length
of 3 cm.
7
The latter simulates an extended
focal
length
for the lens.
8
A
focal
length
of about six inches will be best for a quarter-plate camera.
9
A reflecting telescope, of two feet
focal
length
,
by ditto.
10
The astronomer he'd bought it from had launched into some long explanation about
focal
length
.
11
When using a long
focal
length
all the vibrations are magnified, making a blurry image.
12
For example, a Ross half plate rapid symmetrical has a
focal
length
of 7½ in.
13
The longer
focal
length
makes a much bigger difference.
14
The eye-piece consists of a single achromatic lens, whose
focal
length
is about two inches.
15
The camera was a monstrous piece of equipment, with a
focal
length
of thirty-six inches.
16
Note down this
focal
length
,
and proceed to measure your diaphragms in sixteenths of an inch.
Other examples for "focal length"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
focal
length
focal
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
focal length
Portuguese
distancia focal
distância focal
Focal length
through the time
Focal length
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