"viewfinder" meaning in English

See viewfinder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: viewfinders [plural]
Etymology: From view + finder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|view|finder}} view + finder Head templates: {{en-noun}} viewfinder (plural viewfinders)
  1. A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image. Wikipedia link: viewfinder Categories (topical): Photography Translations (device on a camera): відашука́льнік (vidašukálʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), візі́р (vizír) [masculine] (Belarusian), визьор (vizjor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 取景器 (qǔjǐngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), hledáček [masculine] (Czech), søger [common-gender] (Danish), zoeker [masculine] (Dutch), etsin (Finnish), viseur [masculine] (French), ხედმძებნი (xedmʒebni) (Georgian), Sucher [masculine] (German), πεδιοσκόπιο (pedioskópio) [neuter] (Greek), kereső (Hungarian), ファインダー (faindā) (Japanese), 뷰파인더 (byupaindeo) (Korean), 파인더 (paindeo) (Korean), визир (vizir) [masculine] (Macedonian), mataaho (Maori), søker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), wizjer [masculine] (Polish), celownik (english: camera) [masculine] (Polish), видоиска́тель (vidoiskátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), визи́р (vizír) [masculine] (Russian), visor [masculine] (Spanish), mirilla [feminine] (Spanish), sökare [common-gender] (Swedish), ช่องมองภาพ (Thai), vizör (Turkish), bakaç (Turkish), видошука́ч (vydošukáč) [masculine] (Ukrainian), візи́р (vizýr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "roman": "vizýr",
      "sense": "device on a camera",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "візи́р"
    }
  ],
  "word": "viewfinder"
}

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