single-lens reflex
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. Also the ellipsis of single-lens reflex camera.
Adjective
single-lens reflex (not comparable)
Also used as
single-lens reflex is also the ellipsis of single-lens reflex camera.
Synonyms of single-lens reflex
Forms of single-lens reflex
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | single lens reflex |
| Noun | |
| plural | single-lens reflexes |
Origin of single-lens reflex
From single + lens (contrasted with a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted.
Words formed from single-lens reflex
Questions about single-lens reflex
- What does single-lens reflex mean?
- Single-lens reflex means 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.
- What part of speech is single-lens reflex?
- Single-lens reflex is an adjective.
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