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rangefinder

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of rangefinder camera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: range finder

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

History

Etymology

From range + finder.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: далекомер (dalekomer) — instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測距儀 /测距仪 (cèjùyí) — instrument
  • Faroese: fráleikamálari — instrument
  • Faroese: frástøðumálari — instrument
  • Finnish: etäisyysmittari — instrument
  • French: télémètre — instrument
  • Georgian: მანძილსაზომი (manʒilsazomi) — instrument
  • German: Entfernungsmesser — instrument
  • German: Distanzmessgerät — instrument
  • Greek: τηλέμετρο (tilémetro) — instrument
  • Hungarian: távolságmérő — instrument
  • Italian: telemetro — instrument
  • Japanese: 距離計 (kyorikei) — instrument
  • Japanese: 測距儀 (sokkyogi) — instrument
  • Polish: dalmierz — instrument
  • Portuguese: telêmetro — instrument
  • Russian: дальноме́р (dalʹnomér) — instrument
  • Russian: телеме́тр (telemétr) — instrument
  • Russian: оптический прицел (optičeskij pricel) — instrument
  • Upper Sorbian: dalnoměr — instrument