focusableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊkəsəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊkəsəbəl/

Forms: 1800s– focusable, 1800s– focussable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: focus v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < focus v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being focused (in various senses of the verb).

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible

senec1175

well seenc1175

naked?c1225

well isenec1275

bremec1340

evidenta1382

apparent1393

palpable?1435

open1478

pointablea1555

faira1568

full-eyed1581

unmasked1590

eyeful?1611

plain1613

prospecta1640

unovercloudeda1658

intuitive1801

unmystified1822

shroudless1841

unforeshortened1846

trenchant1849

focusable1889

1889 H. Bland in G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism 218 Thus far the outlook has been clear and focusable enough.

1904 Arch. Electrol. & Radiol. 4 445 The sun's rays are easily focused, the cathode rays less easily focused, the X-rays are not focusable.

1979 M. J. Weber in C. L. Tang Quantum Electronics iii. 188 These changes lead to..a loss of focusable energy.

2015 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 4 Feb. a13 My winter control method for scale involves using a garden hose with focusable nozzle or use of a pressure washer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	focusable
释义	focusableadj. Brit. /ˈfəʊkəsəbl/, U.S. /ˈfoʊkəsəbəl/ Forms: 1800s– focusable, 1800s– focussable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: focus v., -able suffix. Etymology: < focus v. + -able suffix. Capable of being focused (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible senec1175 well seenc1175 naked?c1225 well isenec1275 bremec1340 evidenta1382 apparent1393 palpable?1435 open1478 pointablea1555 faira1568 full-eyed1581 unmasked1590 eyeful?1611 plain1613 prospecta1640 unovercloudeda1658 intuitive1801 unmystified1822 shroudless1841 unforeshortened1846 trenchant1849 focusable1889 1889 H. Bland in G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism 218 Thus far the outlook has been clear and focusable enough. 1904 Arch. Electrol. & Radiol. 4 445 The sun's rays are easily focused, the cathode rays less easily focused, the X-rays are not focusable. 1979 M. J. Weber in C. L. Tang Quantum Electronics iii. 188 These changes lead to..a loss of focusable energy. 2015 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 4 Feb. a13 My winter control method for scale involves using a garden hose with focusable nozzle or use of a pressure washer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1889
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