single-lens reflex

adjective

Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.

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Meanings

adjectivesingle-lens reflex (not comparable)

alternative single lens reflex

  1. not comparableartsDenoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.
nounsingle-lens reflex (plural single-lens reflexes)

plural single-lens reflexes · alternative single lens reflex

  1. abbreviationellipsisartsEllipsis of single-lens reflex camera.

    Synonyms: SLR

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From single + lens (contrasted with a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 單反 /单反
  • 單反 /单反 (dānfǎn)a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Dutch spiegelreflexcamera
  • spiegelreflexcameraa camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Finnish yksisilmäinen peiliheijastus-, yksisilmäinen peiliheijastuskamera
  • yksisilmäinen peiliheijastus-of a type of camera
  • yksisilmäinen peiliheijastuskameraa camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
German Spiegelreflexkamera, Spiegelreflexkamera
  • Spiegelreflexkameraof a type of camera
  • Spiegelreflexkameraa camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Hungarian egyaknás tükörreflexes, egyaknás tükörreflexes fényképezőgép
  • egyaknás tükörreflexesof a type of camera
  • egyaknás tükörreflexes fényképezőgépa camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Japanese 一眼レフ
  • 一眼レフ (ichigan refu)a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Korean 일안 반사식 카메라
  • 일안 반사식 카메라 (iran bansasik kamera)a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Norwegian Bokmål speilreflekskamera
  • speilreflekskameraa camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
Cite this entry
APA

single-lens reflex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-lens%20reflex

MLA

“single-lens reflex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-lens%20reflex. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single-lens reflex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-lens%20reflex.

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