single-lens reflex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Clipping of single-lens reflex camera.

Word forms

single-lens reflex single lens reflex single-lens reflexes

Etymology

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

Synonyms

SLR
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