"pentamirror" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentamirrors [plural]
Etymology: From 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

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