SLR

English

Noun

SLR (plural SLRs or SLR's)

1. Initialism of single-lens reflex, or clipping of SLR camera.
   • 2009, Benjamin Obler, Javascotia, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2012, Robert J. Sawyer, Triggers, Toronto: Viking, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2014 January 1, Kit Eaton, “Civilian Photography, Now Rising to New Level”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (firearms) Initialism of self-loading rifle.
3. (US, finance) Initialism of supplementary leverage ratio.
4. (India, finance) Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio.

Phrase

SLR

1. (text messaging) Initialism of sorry, late reply.

Derived terms

• DSLR
• ZLR

Coordinate terms

• RF
• DSLR
• ZLR
• PS/P&S

Anagrams

• RLs, RSL

French

Noun

SLR

1. LR; Initialism of système léger sur rail. or système léger sur rails (light rail system)

Related terms

• TLR (Transit Léger sur Rail(s))