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lens flare

lens flare noun: a stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.

lens flare: a stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or...
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Noun

lens flare (countable and uncountable, plural lens flares)

  1. A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.
    • Lens flare is usually unwanted, but can be exploited for artistic effect.

Forms of lens flare

plurallens flares

Questions about lens flare

What does lens flare mean?
Lens flare means a stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.
What part of speech is lens flare?
Lens flare is a noun.
What is the plural of lens flare?
The plural of lens flare is lens flares.

Words near lens flare in the dictionary

  1. lens boards
  2. lens brush
  3. lens brushes
  4. lens cap
  5. lens caps
  6. lens flare
  7. lens flares
  8. lens lice
  9. lens louse
  10. lensatic
  11. lensatics

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