Definitions for BOKEH
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1. bokehnoun

   subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens

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1. Bokeh

   In photography, bokeh ( BOH-kə or BOH-kay; Japanese: [boke]) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image. Bokeh has also been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause very different bokeh effects. Some lens designs blur the image in a way that is pleasing to the eye, while others produce distracting or unpleasant blurring ("good" and "bad" bokeh, respectively). Photographers may deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions, accentuating their lens's bokeh. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all regions of an image which are outside the depth of field. The opposite of bokeh—an image in which multiple distances are visible and all are in focus—is deep focus.

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1. Bokeh

   In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image. Bokeh has been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". However, differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause some lens designs to blur the image in a way that is pleasing to the eye, while others produce blurring that is unpleasant or distracting—"good" and "bad" bokeh, respectively. Bokeh occurs for parts of the scene that lie outside the depth of field. Photographers sometimes deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all out-of-focus regions of the image.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.4 / 14 votes

1. Bokeh

   From Japanese 暈け (boke, “blur”), the nominalized form of the verb 暈ける (bokeru, “to blur (intransitive)”).

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BOKEH in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BOKEH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bokeh
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BOKEH
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=BOKEH