WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
beam′ split′ter, [Optics, Photog.]
- Optics, Photographya mirror or prism that divides a beam of light into two parts by reflecting a part of the beam, used in camera range finders.
- 1930–35
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