Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single-lens reflex

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle-len-s re-flex
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Ellipsis of single-lens reflex camera.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

single lens reflex (alternative) single-lens reflexes (plural)

Phrases

digital single-lens reflex

Frequently Paired Words

digital single-lens reflex digital single-lens reflex camera DSLR P&S point and shoot point-and-shoot point-and-shoot camera point and shoot camera

Synonyms

SLR

Questions

What does single-lens reflex mean?: 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.
Where does single-lens reflex come from?: 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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