WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
beam split′ter, [Optics, Photog.]
  1. 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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