Meanings
nounrangefinder (plural rangefinders)
plural rangefinders · alternative range finder
- Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object
- abbreviationartsAbbreviation of rangefinder camera.
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nouna measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object
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Translations
Bulgarian далекомер
- далекомер (dalekomer)instrument
Chinese Mandarin 測距儀 /测距仪
- 測距儀 /测距仪 (cèjùyí)instrument
Finnish etäisyysmittari
- etäisyysmittariinstrument
French télémètre
- télémètreinstrument
German Entfernungsmesser, Distanzmessgerät
- Entfernungsmesserinstrument
- Distanzmessgerätinstrument
Greek τηλέμετρο
- τηλέμετρο (tilémetro)instrument
Hungarian távolságmérő
- távolságmérőinstrument
Italian telemetro
- telemetroinstrument
Japanese 距離計, 測距儀
- 距離計 (kyorikei)instrument
- 測距儀 (sokkyogi)instrument
Polish dalmierz
- dalmierzinstrument
Portuguese telêmetro
- telêmetroinstrument
Russian дальноме́р, телеме́тр
- дальноме́р (dalʹnomér)instrument
- телеме́тр (telemétr)instrument
- оптический прицел (optičeskij pricel)instrument
Cite this entry
APA
rangefinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rangefinder
MLA
“rangefinder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rangefinder. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rangefinder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rangefinder.
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