rangefinder
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- noun
- /ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪndər/
- Specialized
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telémetro
- If you're a hunter with a rangefinder, use that to set distance markers.
- rangefinder camera
Examples
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Medium format rangefinder prices are in the ballpark of almost a thousand and higher.
Academic text (1997) -
I have an old Fuji 69 rangefinder that is wonderful.
Blog text (18) -
I went out one morning to my local camera store and bought her a small rangefinder camera.
Academic text (1996) -
If you want a rangefinder for a good price, shoot film.
Blog text (17) -
With Nikon, I have wanted them to make a digital rangefinder forever.
Blog text (9) -
A little less expensive are the medium format rangefinder cameras, sometimes called "Texas Leicas."
Academic text (1997) -
The rangefinder numbers skittered at the bottom of his field of vision as he scanned across the horizon.
Fiction book (1998) -
I had to do this assignment in art school, too, with a little fixed-lens Yashica rangefinder.
Blog text (4) -
Kosutic measured the defile with the rangefinder in her helmet and looked at the ground.
Fiction book (2002) -
A rangefinder helps hunters determine how far away an animal is before taking a shot.
Synonyms
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7.2
A device that sends laser light to measure distance and map nearby objects
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5.7
A tool that measures how far away an object is using a laser
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Etymology
The word rangefinder is made of two words: range meaning 'distance' or 'area' and finder meaning 'one who finds', so a rangefinder is a tool that 'finds' how far away something is. Think of it as a 'distance finder' used by golfers, soldiers, or photographers to measure the space to a target.