"pentaprism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentaprisms [plural]
Etymology: From penta- + prism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|prism}} penta- + prism Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentaprism (plural pentaprisms)
  1. (photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras Wikipedia link: pentaprism Categories (topical): Photography Translations (five-sided prism): pentaprizma (Hungarian), pentaprisma [masculine] (Italian), pentaprisma [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pentaprism-en-noun-bSLzsD62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with penta- Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Inflected forms

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