pentamirror

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noun

A system of three (not five) mirrors used as a cheaper substitute to a pentaprism in the viewfinders of some single-lens reflex cameras

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Meanings

nounpentamirror (plural pentamirrors)

plural pentamirrors

  1. artsA system of three (not five) mirrors used as a cheaper substitute to a pentaprism in the viewfinders of some single-lens reflex cameras

Origin

From penta- + mirror.

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APA

pentamirror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamirror

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“pentamirror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamirror. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentamirror,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamirror.

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