BOKEH | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Bokeh

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

1990s: from Japanese boke, apparently shortened from pinboke ‘state of being out of focus’, from bokeru ‘become befuddled’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbəʊkeɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens

Short Definition:

visual quality of out-of-focus areas of photographic image

Examples:
  • a quick, visual survey of the foreground and background bokeh of a variety of lenses

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