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Look up blur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Blur can refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...


Unfocused imagery

"Blur" generally refers to the appearance of an unfocused image. See eyeglass prescription, lens and/or the eye. The focus or image point is the point where light rays, originating from a point in the object, converge [1]. The principal focus or focal point of a lens or parabolic mirror is the point onto which collimated light parallel to the axis is focused. ... An eyeglass prescription is a written order by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist to an optician for eyeglasses. ... A lens. ... Closeup of a blue-green human eye. ...


Specific terms using this meaning of "Blur" include:

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The astounding bokeh of a Helios-40 lens A photograph of jonquil flowers with background bokeh Compare a photograph of jonquil flowers with low background bokeh Bokeh (from the Japanese boke ぼけ, blur) is a photographic term describing the subjective aesthetic qualities of out-of-focus areas in an image produced... A box blur is an image filter in which each pixel in the resulting image has a value equal to the average value of its neighboring pixels in the input image. ... Gaussian blur is a widely used effect in graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop, The GIMP, and Paint. ... This section needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Music

Blur are an English rock band. ... Blur is the fifth album by Blur, first release in 1997. ... Blur: The Best of is a greatest hits compilation by Blur released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12 vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 18 of Blurs 23 singles from 1990 to 2000. ...

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Blur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2576 words)
Blur were one of the English bands who appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses's eponymous album, mixing psychedelic pop rock with very loud guitars.
Through some reinvention, Blur reclaimed their position as an art pop rock band in the late 1990s by incorporating pseudo-indie-rock and lo-fi influences of the American bands in the style of Pavement and R.E.M., which finally gave them their elusive American success in 1997.
Blur released "Country House", the first single from their new album, in August amidst much media attention, as Albarn had requested the single's release moved up a week to compete with the release of "Roll With It", a new single from Blur's chief rivals, Oasis - sparking the much hyped "battle of the bands".
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