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focusing cloth

fo·cus cloth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-kuh s klawth, kloth]
    • /ˈfoʊ kəs klɔθ, klɒθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-kuh s klawth, kloth]
    • /ˈfoʊ kəs klɔθ, klɒθ/

Definition of focusing cloth words

  • noun focusing cloth an opaque cloth surrounding the ground glass of a camera so as to shield the eyes of the photographer from light that would otherwise prevent seeing the image in the ground glass. 1

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Origin of focusing cloth

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Focusing cloth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

focusing cloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

focusing cloth usage trend in Literature

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