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Noun Concept
Categories: Optical quantities, Science of photography, Geometrical optics, Length
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focal distance  focal length  back focal distance  Back focal length  effective focal length
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The distance from a lens to its focus WordNet 3.0
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photography
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The distance from a lens to its focus WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power. Wikipedia
Measure of how strongly an optical system converges or diverges light Wikidata
The distance at which something (e.g. a lens, mirror etc.) is in focus; in air it is the distance along the optical axis from a "principal plane" of the lens to one of the lens's focal points. Wiktionary