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RANGEFINDER
rangefinder, range finder
(noun) a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rangefinder (plural rangefinders)
Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument that is used to measure the distance to an object
(photography) Abbreviation of rangefinder camera.
Synonyms
• RF (abbreviation)
Coordinate terms
(photography)
• DSLR, ZLR, SLR, P&S/PS
• single-lens reflex, digital single-lens reflex, point-and-shoot/point and shoot
• single-lens reflex camera, digital single-lens reflex camera, point-and-shoot camera/point and shoot camera
Source: Wiktionary
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