long-focus lens

noun

A type of camera lens that has a focal length longer than the diagonal measure of the film or sensor receiving the image.

Meanings

nounlong-focus lens (plural long-focus lenses)

plural long-focus lenses

  1. artsA type of camera lens that has a focal length longer than the diagonal measure of the film or sensor receiving the image.
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