optical rangefinder

[′äp·tə·kəl ′rānj‚fīnd·ər]

(engineering)

An optical instrument for measuring distance, usually from its position to a target point, by measuring the angle between rays of light from the target, which enter the rangefinder through the windows spaced apart, the distance between the windows being termed the baselength of the rangefinder; the two types are coincidence and stereoscopic.

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