"single-lens reflex" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From single + lens (contrasted against a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|single|lens}} single + lens, {{m|en|reflex|gloss=reflection}} reflex (“reflection”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} single-lens reflex (not comparable)
  1. (photography) Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Photography Translations (of a type of camera): yksisilmäinen peiliheijastus- (Finnish), Spiegelreflexkamera [feminine] (German), egyaknás tükörreflexes (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-single-lens_reflex-en-adj-iRFldFGc Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Noun

Forms: single-lens reflexes [plural]
Etymology: From single + lens (contrasted against a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|single|lens}} single + lens, {{m|en|reflex|gloss=reflection}} reflex (“reflection”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} single-lens reflex (plural single-lens reflexes)
  1. (photography) Abbreviation of single-lens reflex camera. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: single-lens reflex camera Categories (topical): Photography Synonyms: single lens reflex, SLR [abbreviation] Derived forms: digital single-lens reflex Translations (a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph): 單反 (Chinese Mandarin), 单反 (dānfǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), spiegelreflexcamera [feminine] (Dutch), yksisilmäinen peiliheijastuskamera (Finnish), Spiegelreflexkamera [feminine] (German), egyaknás tükörreflexes fényképezőgép (Hungarian), speilreflekskamera [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-single-lens_reflex-en-noun-fafn-Wg3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Coordinate_terms: DSLR, ZLR, SLR, P&S, PS, RF, digital single-lens reflex, point-and-shoot, point and shoot, rangefinder, single-lens reflex camera, digital single-lens reflex camera, point-and-shoot camera, point and shoot camera, rangefinder camera

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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