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Dictionary: path·find·er
(păth'fīn'dər, päth'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that discovers a new course or way, especially through or into unexplored regions.
  2. One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
pathfinding path'find'ing adj.

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Medical Dictionary: path·find·er
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(păth'fīn'dər)
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A filiform bougie for introduction through a narrow stricture as a guide for the passage of a larger instrument.

Veterinary Dictionary: pathfinder
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1. an instrument for locating urethral strictures.
2. a dental instrument for tracing the course of root canals.

WordNet: pathfinder
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
  Synonyms: scout, guide


Translations: Pathfinder
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stifinder

Nederlands (Dutch)
pionier, verken- ningsvliegtuig

Français (French)
n. - pionnier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bahnbrecher, Pfadfinder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανιχνευτής, εξερευνητής

Italiano (Italian)
apripista, esploratore, pioniere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desbravador (m)

Русский (Russian)
следопыт

Español (Spanish)
n. - pionero, explorado, adelantado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stigfinnare, pionjär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
探路者, 密探, 开创者, 导航者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 探路者, 密探, 開創者, 導航者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개척자, 선도기, 정보원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 開拓者, 探検者, 先駆者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رائد, مستكشف, طائرة كشافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סייר, גשש, חלוץ, מגלה נתיבים, מטוס מנחה‬


 
 
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