box camera

box cam·er·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks kam-er-uh, kam-ruh]
- /bɒks ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks kam-er-uh, kam-ruh]
- /bɒks ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rə/

Definitions of box camera words

noun box camera a simple box-shaped camera having an elementary lens, shutter, and viewfinder 3
noun box camera a simple camera shaped like a box and having a fixed focus and, usually, a single shutter speed 3
noun box camera a simple, boxlike camera, without bellows, sometimes allowing for adjustment of lens opening but usually not of shutter speed. 1
noun box camera simple box-shaped camera 1
noun box camera (photography) A very simple type of photographic camera, being box shaped, and with a simple lens, and using roll film for taking snapshot pictures. 0

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Origin of box camera

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Box camera

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box camera popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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