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Meaning of SLR | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of single-lens reflex, or clipping of SLR camera.
  2. Initialism of self-loading rifle.
  3. Initialism of supplementary leverage ratio.
  4. Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio.

Equivalents

Čeština zrcadlovka
日本語 一眼レフ
Svenska systemkamera

Examples

“But to be clear, that’s not to say I’m not a photo-taker. I’m no expert, but I dabble. I got my first manual SLR at sixteen, and learned print-making as an unofficial apprentice to the editor of the high-school paper.”
“And images of other cameras came tot him: old-style TV cameras, motion-picture cameras on cranes, tiny digital cameras, Polaroid cameras, SLR cameras, all of them superimposed.”
“The imaging unit is not without flaws, and it’s not as powerful as a professional hand-held S.L.R. camera. For example, there’s a noticeable fish-eye distortion in the image that comes from the unit’s really wide vision angle, and you can’t zoom the field of view.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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