Phrase guide

depth of field

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DOF

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 景深 (jǐngshēn) — distance in focus
  • Danish: dybdeskarphed — distance in focus
  • Dutch: scherptediepte — distance in focus
  • Estonian: teravussügavus — distance in focus
  • Finnish: syväterävyysalue — distance in focus
  • Finnish: terävyysalue — distance in focus
  • French: profondeur de champ — distance in focus
  • German: Schärfentiefe — distance in focus
  • German: Tiefenschärfe — distance in focus
  • Hungarian: mélységélesség — distance in focus
  • Italian: profondità di campo — distance in focus
  • Japanese: 被写界深度 (hishakai shindo) — distance in focus
  • Korean: 피사계 심도 (pisagye simdo) — distance in focus
  • Māori: rohe ngangahu — distance in focus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dybdeskarphet — distance in focus
  • Polish: głębia ostrości — distance in focus
  • Portuguese: profundidade de campo — distance in focus
  • Russian: глубина резкости (glubina rezkosti) — distance in focus
  • Spanish: profundidad de campo — distance in focus