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prefocus

prefocus adjective: describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car).

Adjective

prefocus (not comparable)

  1. Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)

Verb

prefocus (third-person singular simple present prefocuses or prefocusses, present participle prefocusing or prefocussing, simple past and past participle prefocused or prefocussed)

  1. To focus in advance

Forms of prefocus

third-person singular presentprefocuses
third-person singular presentprefocusses
present participleprefocusing
present participleprefocussing
past participleprefocused
pastprefocused
past participleprefocussed
pastprefocussed

Origin of prefocus

From pre- + focus.

Questions about prefocus

What does prefocus mean?
Prefocus means describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car).
What part of speech is prefocus?
Prefocus can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near prefocus in the dictionary

  1. preflower
  2. preflowering
  3. preflowers
  4. preflush
  5. preflushes
  6. prefocus
  7. prefocused
  8. prefocuses
  9. prefocusing
  10. prefocussed
  11. prefocusses

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