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pentamirror

pentamirror 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.

Noun

pentamirror (plural pentamirrors)

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

Forms of pentamirror

pluralpentamirrors

Origin of pentamirror

From penta- + mirror.

Questions about pentamirror

What does pentamirror mean?
Pentamirror means a system of three (not five) mirrors used as a cheaper substitute to a pentaprism in the viewfinders of some single-lens reflex cameras.
What part of speech is pentamirror?
Pentamirror is a noun.
What is the plural of pentamirror?
The plural of pentamirror is pentamirrors.

Words near pentamirror in the dictionary

  1. pentamidine
  2. pentamidines
  3. pentamillionaire
  4. pentamillionaires
  5. pentamine
  6. pentamirror
  7. pentamirrors
  8. pentamolybdate
  9. pentamolybdates
  10. pentamoraic
  11. pentamorph

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