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Range Finder

Definition: Range Finder

Range Finder

Noun

1. A measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Specialty Definitions: Range Finder

DomainDefinitions

Geography

An optical instrument for measuring distances. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Range Finder

Synonym: rangefinder (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Range Finder

English words defined with "range finder": Position finder. (references)
Specialty definitions using "range finder": commercial photographerGUN SYNCHRONIZERPHOTOGRAPHER, STILL. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Range Finder

DomainTitle

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Range Finder

Illustrations:
Range Finder

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Photo Album: Range Finder

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

First track of sonic range finder on USS STEWART Crossed north Atlantic with sonic sounding device Made approximately 900 soundings from United States to Gibraltar.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Range Finder

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Its main defense products include radar and missiles (surveillance and tracking radar for K-SAM), Fire Control System (for K-1 tank, M-48, and Naval Command and Fire Control System), Electro-Optical Devices (Night Vision, Laser Range Finder, and Thermal Imaging System) and tactical communication equipment. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Range Finder

Expression using "range finder": range finder for sound. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Range Finder

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

range finder

187

laser range finder

152

golf range finder

50

bushnell range finder

44

leica range finder

24

nikon range finder

19

optical range finder

11

bushnell laser range finder

6

range finder binoculars

5

golf laser range finder

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Range Finder

Language Translations for "range finder"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

telemetër (telemeter), largësimatës (telemeter), eksponometër. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏جهاز تحديد المدى. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

далекомерист, далекомер (telemeter). (various references)

   

Czech

  

dálkomìr. (various references)

   

Danish

  

telemeter (geodetical range finder, telemeter, topographical range finder), distancemåler (telemeter), afstandsmåler (telemeter). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

afstandsmeter (rangefinder, range-finder, telemeter), afstandmeter (telemeter). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

etäisyysmittari (rangefinder, telemeter). (various references)

   

French

  

télémètre (rangefinder, range-finder), stadimètre. (various references)

   

German

  

Entfernungsmesser (rangefinder, range-finder, telemeter). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ερευνητής αποστάσεων διπλού νήματος (stadia range finder), ερευνητής αποστάσεων (geodetical range finder, topographical range finder), τηλέμετρο διπλού νήματος (stadia range finder), τοπογραφικό τηλέμετρο (geodetical range finder, topographical range finder). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מ" טווח. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

távolságmérõ (odometer, stadia, telemeter), optikai távolságmérõ. (various references)

   

Italian

  

distanziometro ottico (telemeter). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

距離計 , 測距儀 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

そっきょぎ, きょりけい. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

angeray inderfay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

telémetro (rangefinder, range-finder, telemeter). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

дальномер (ambulator). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

daljinomer (telemeter). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

telémetro (rangefinder, range-finder, telemeter). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

avståndsmätare (telemeter). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

uzaklıkölçer, telemetre (telemeter). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

далекомірник, далекомір. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Range Finder

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-f-g-i-n-n-r-r"

-2 letters: deafening, deferring, endearing, engrained, grenadier, grenadine, reearning, refrained, rendering, rereading.

-3 letters: deringer, endanger, ferriage, fingered, fingerer, gardener, garnered, inferred, infrared, rarefied, regained, regainer.

-4 letters: adenine, aginner, angered, angrier, darning, deaning, definer, deraign, derange, dernier, drainer, dreeing, earning, earring, energid, engined, engrain, enraged, farding, fearing, feeding, feigned, feigner, fending, fernier, ferried, freeing, fringed, gnarred, gradine, grained, grainer, grandee, grander, grannie, grenade, grinder, grinned, grinner, nardine, nearing, needing, nerdier, randier, rangier, readier, reading, rearing, reeding, reefing, refined, refiner, refired, refrain, refried, reginae, regrade, regrind, reigned, rending.

-5 letters: aedine, aeried, aerier, agreed, arider, danger, daring, darner, deafen, deafer, dearer, dearie, defang, defier, define, denari, denier, dinger, dinner, dragee, earing, earned, earner, edgier, endear, ending, endrin, engine, engird, ennead, enrage, errand, erring, fadein, fading, faerie, fainer, faired, fairer, fanged, fanned, fanner, faring, feared, fearer, feeing, fender, feriae, ferine, finder, finger, finned, fridge, friend, fringe, gained, gainer, gander, garden, garner, garred, geared, gender, genera, ginned, ginner, girder, girned, grader, gradin, inaner, indene, infare, narine, neared, nearer, nereid, raider, rained, ranged, ranger, raring, reader, reagin, reared, redear, redfin, rediae, reding, reearn, refind, refine, refire, regain, regard, regear, regina, reined, render, reread, ringed, ringer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Range Finder


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 61 6E 67 65      46 69 6E 64 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100001 01101110 01100111 01100101 00100000 01000110 01101001 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#97 &#110 &#103 &#101 &#32 &#70 &#105 &#110 &#100 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0061 006E 0067 0065      0046 0069 006E 0064 0065 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52678073712407580707184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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