VIEWFINDER

finder, viewfinder, view finder

(noun) optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viewfinder (plural viewfinders)

A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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