finder
22
5.5
- noun
- /ˈfaɪndər/
- Specialized
:
visor
- I peered at the green glow of my high-tech instruments: a depth finder and a global positioning system.
- range finder
It's called Leak Observatory and the instrument which is sitting there is the most sensitive laser Finder that we have.
- It's called Leak Observatory and the instrument which is sitting there is the most sensitive laser Finder that we have.
Examples
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He tried to sell me a fish finder last night.
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A hundred yards off Stellwagen, white and yellow dots light up the electric-blue fish-finder screen.
Fiction book (2001) -
Drive out to the radio direction finder and report back to me.
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What about the direction finder?
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Well, it's a fish finder.
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But the depth finder showed 5 feet.
Fiction book (2001) -
There's a direction finder in that package he took with him.
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Many cameras, when used close-up, exhibit considerable error between what you see in the finder and what you get on the film.
Academic text (1999) -
The sensors were changed to include a laser range finder, with sonar acting as a backup.
Academic text (2000) -
Using the telescope's finder makes it easier to locate distant stars.
Synonyms
14
4.8
A small window on a camera you look through to frame and focus a picture
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that uses sound waves to measure how deep water or things under it are
How Precise
- Specialized
1
7.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
6.6
- Specialized
22
5.5
24
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Finder comes from find ('to discover or locate') and the ending -er ('one who' or 'something that'). So a camera or telescope finder is a small tool that 'finds' or helps you locate the object you want to photograph.