"pentamirror" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pentamirrors [plural]
Etymology: penta- + mirror Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|mirror}} penta- + mirror Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentamirror (plural pentamirrors)
  1. (photography) A system of three (not five) mirrors used as a cheaper substitute to a pentaprism in the viewfinders of some single-lens reflex cameras Wikipedia link: pentamirror Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-pentamirror-en-noun-MDZNVtol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with penta- Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Inflected forms

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