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lens flares

lens flares is the plural of lens flare.

Meaning of lens flare

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.

Questions about lens flares

What is lens flares the plural of?
Lens flares is the plural of lens flare.

Words near lens flares in the dictionary

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

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