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| shutter |
a device that opens and closes the lens of a camera. [1/4 definitions] |
| stigmatism |
the condition of a lens, and an eye functioning normally, wherein a light ray coming from a point is focused upon clearly. [1/2 definitions] |
| stop |
the lens opening of a camera. [1/18 definitions] |
| suspensory ligament |
a ligament or tissue that supports an organ or part of the body, such as that which supports the eye's lens. |
| telephotograph |
a picture produced with a photographic lens or lens system that creates a large image of a distant object. |
| telephotography |
the art, process, or technique of taking pictures of distant objects with a specialized lens. |
| vitreous |
of or concerning the clear jellylike substance behind the lens of the eye. [1/3 definitions] |
| vitreous humor |
the transparent, colorless jelly that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina. |
| wide-angle lens |
a camera lens that covers an angle of view of forty-five degrees or more. |
| zoom |
to greatly increase or decrease the magnification of an image to be photographed, either by moving toward or away from it or by using a zoom lens. [1/6 definitions] |
| zoom lens |
a camera lens assembly that can be quickly adjusted to provide varying degrees of magnification with no loss of focus. |
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