noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything that creates ambiguity.
2. 2
   Specifically, a device or application which blurs an image and is often used to project a slow clarification of the blurred image into sharp focus.

Etymology

From ambiguate + -or.

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