Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circle of confusion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cle of -con-fu-sion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.

Inflected Forms

circles of confusion (plural)

Phrases

circle of least confusion

Frequently Paired Words

circle of least confusion

Synonyms

blur circle blur spot circle of indistinctness disc of confusion disk of confusion

Questions

What does circle of confusion mean?: An optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.

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