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Range finders

Scope note

Any of various optical or radio wave-based instruments for determining the distance from an observer to particular objects, as for sighting guns or focusing cameras.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000199009

Broader Terms used

<distance measuring devices>

Equivalent Terms used

range finder

Created

12yrs ago

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