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defocussing

defocussing is the present participle and gerund of defocus.

Meaning of defocus

Verb

defocus (third-person singular simple present defocuses or defocusses, present participle defocusing or defocussing, simple past and past participle defocused or defocussed)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.

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Questions about defocussing

What is defocussing the present participle and gerund of?
Defocussing is the present participle and gerund of defocus.

Words near defocussing in the dictionary

  1. defocused
  2. defocuses
  3. defocusing
  4. defocussed
  5. defocusses
  6. defocussing
  7. Defoe
  8. defoedation
  9. defog
  10. defogged
  11. defogger

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defocussing (page history and authors); defocus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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