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VIEWFINDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

Synonyms:

finder; view finder; viewfinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("viewfinder" is a kind of...):

optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)

Holonyms ("viewfinder" is a part of...):

camera; photographic camera (equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other))

gun-sight; gunsight (a sight used for aiming a gun)

scope; telescope (a magnifier of images of distant objects)

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