"rangefinder" meaning in English

See rangefinder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rangefinders [plural]
Etymology: From range + finder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|range|finder}} range + finder Head templates: {{en-noun}} rangefinder (plural rangefinders)
  1. Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument that is used to measure the distance to an object Translations (instrument): далекомер (dalekomer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 測距儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 测距仪 (cèjùyí) (Chinese Mandarin), fráleikamálari [masculine] (Faroese), frástøðumálari [masculine] (Faroese), etäisyysmittari (Finnish), télémètre [masculine] (French), მანძილსაზომი (manʒilsazomi) (Georgian), Entfernungsmesser [masculine] (German), Distanzmessgerät [neuter] (German), τηλέμετρο (tilémetro) [neuter] (Greek), távolságmérő (Hungarian), telemetro [masculine] (Italian), 距離計 (kyorikei) (alt: きょりけい) (Japanese), 測距儀 (sokkyogi) (alt: そっきょぎ) (Japanese), dalmierz [masculine] (Polish), telêmetro [masculine] (Portuguese), дальноме́р (dalʹnomér) [masculine] (Russian), телеме́тр (telemétr) [dated, masculine] (Russian), оптический прицел (optičeskij pricel) (Russian), dalnoměr [masculine] (Upper Sorbian)
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  2. (photography) Abbreviation of rangefinder camera. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: rangefinder camera Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-rangefinder-en-noun-KMdOn3oQ Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: RF [abbreviation], range finder
Coordinate_terms: 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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