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- /-dɚ/
- /ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪn.dər/
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- /-dɚ/
Definitions of rangefinder word
- noun rangefinder any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera. 1
- noun rangefinder gun, camera: distance-measuring device 1
- countable noun rangefinder A rangefinder is an instrument, usually part of a camera or a piece of military equipment, that measures the distance between things that are far away from each other. 0
- noun rangefinder an instrument for determining the distance of an object from the observer, esp in order to sight a gun or focus a camera 0
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Origin of rangefinder
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rangefinder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rangefinder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rangefinder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with rangefinder
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- how to use rangefinder binoculars?
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- what is a laser rangefinder?
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