autofocus

English

Alternative forms

• auto-focus

Etymology

From auto- + focus.

Noun

autofocus (uncountable)

1. (electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically

   This camera has autofocus, so it's more expensive.

2. (graphical user interface) The automatic setting of the focus on an input element.
   • 2013, Jon Raasch, JavaScript Programming: Pushing the Limits

     Once the polyfill kicks in, it hijacks the user's input cursor and places it into a different field, a problem that does not exist in the native implementation of autofocus.

Synonyms

• AF

Translations

automatic focus

• Danish: autofokus c
• German: Autofokus (de) m
• Hungarian: autofókusz
• Japanese: オートフォーカス (ōtofōkasu), 自動焦点 (jidō shōten)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: autofokus m or n

  Nynorsk: autofokus m or n

• Polish: autofocus (pl) m, autofokus (pl) m
• Portuguese: autofoco (pt) m
• Spanish: autofoco m
• Swedish: autofokus (sv) c

See also

• autofocus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

autofocus (third-person singular simple present autofocuses or autofocusses, present participle autofocusing or autofocussing, simple past and past participle autofocused or autofocussed)

1. To focus automatically.

   My camera makes a funny sound when it autofocuses.

   The camera was autofocused before the picture was taken.

French

Etymology

From auto- +‎ focus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.fɔ.kys/, /ɔ.tɔ.fɔ.kys/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

Noun

autofocus m (invariable)

1. autofocus (lens system)

Further reading

• “autofocus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English autofocus. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ focus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaw.toˈfɔ.kus/
• Rhymes: -ɔkus
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧fò‧cus

Noun

autofocus m (invariable)

1. autofocus (lens system)

Noun

autofocus f (invariable)

1. autofocus (camera)

Further reading

• autofocus in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Alternative forms

• autofokus

Etymology

Etymology tree

English auto-

English focus

English autofocusubor.

Polish autofocus

Unadapted borrowing from English autofocus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aw.tɔˈfɔ.kus/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔkus
• Syllabification: au‧to‧fo‧cus

Noun

autofocus m inan (abbreviation AF)

1. (electronics, photography) autofocus

Declension

Declension of autofocus

	singular	plural
nominative	autofocus	autofocusy
genitive	autofocusu	autofocusów
dative	autofocusowi	autofocusom
accusative	autofocus	autofocusy
instrumental	autofocusem	autofocusami
locative	autofocusie	autofocusach
vocative	autofocusie	autofocusy

Further reading

• “autofocus”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “autofocus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)