rangefinder

A measuring instrument, which may be acoustic, optical, or electronic, used to determine the distance to an object.

• 🇫🇷Instrument de mesure de la distance à un objet, pouvant être acoustique, optique ou électronique.

1. Distance measuring device C1 formal technical

   An instrument used to measure the distance from the observer to a target, often used in photography, surveying, and military applications.

   • The photographer used a rangefinder to focus the camera on the distant mountain.
   • Surveyors rely on a laser rangefinder to measure land distances accurately.
   • The military employs advanced rangefinders to determine the range of targets.

   🇫🇷télémètre

   Synonymes: range findertelemeter

• rangefinders plural form
• rangefinders' possessive plural form
• rangefinder's possessive singular form