Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

f-stop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: f-stop
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.

Example Sentences

"Before you know what f-stop you want, you first have to know what it is you are trying to accomplish in the photograph: Do I want to freeze action, or show motion, and consider shutter speed, or, do I need to get a cast of people in focus, or focus selectively, and cater to aperture?"
"If you're shooting at an f-stop of 2.8, then the lens will take in a lot more light than it would if the f-stop was at 22."

Etymology

f is short for focal.

Inflected Forms

f-stops (plural) f stop (alternative) f/stop (alternative)

Phrases

f-number

Frequently Paired Words

f-number

Questions

What does f-stop mean?: Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.
Where does f-stop come from?: f is short for focal.

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