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circle of confusion WORD ORIGIN noun Photography. a circular spot on a film, resulting from the degree to which a pencil of light reflected from the field of view is focused in front of or behind the film, or from aberration of the lens, or from both. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of circle of confusion First recorded in 1905–10 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
