hyperfocal distance

[ hahy-per-foh-kuhl, hahy- ]

/ ˈhaɪ pərˈfoʊ kəl, ˌhaɪ- /

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noun Photography.

the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point ) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.

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Origin of hyperfocal distance

First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + focal

Words nearby hyperfocal distance

hypereutectoid, hyperexcitability, hyperextension, hyperfiction, hyperfine structure, hyperfocal distance, hyperform, hyperfunction, hypergalactia, hypergamy, hypergeometric

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How to use hyperfocal distance in a sentence

Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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“The level of outside support… has not been sufficient enough for them to distance themselves from al Nusra,” Cafarella said.
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The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.
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How much distance was there between the two men when Brown was shot?
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I was in a long-distance relationship at the time with my high-school boyfriend.
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Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
And the others, not knowing that he had that day repented, sat at their distance and tried to form no conclusion.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
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British Dictionary definitions for hyperfocal distance

hyperfocal distance

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfəʊkəl) /

noun

the distance from a camera lens to the point beyond which all objects appear sharp and clearly defined

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