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- [kam-er-uh, kam-ruh]
- /ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rə/
- /ˈkæmərə/
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- [kam-er-uh, kam-ruh]
- /ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rə/
Definitions of camera word
- countable noun camera A camera is a piece of equipment that is used for taking photographs, making films, or producing television pictures. 4
- noun camera camera obscura 3
- noun camera a device for taking photographs, consisting essentially of a closed box containing a sensitized plate or film on which an image is formed when light enters the box through a lens or hole 3
- noun camera that part of the transmitter that consists of a lens and a special cathode-ray tube containing a plate on which the image to be televised is projected for transformation into electrical signals 3
- noun camera an optical device consisting of a lens system set in a light-proof construction inside which a light-sensitive film or plate can be positioned 2
- noun camera the equipment used to convert the optical image of a scene into the corresponding electrical signals 2
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Origin of camera
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-35; shortening of camera obscura; 1840-45 for def 1; utimately < Latin camera vaulted room, vault; see camera2
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Parts of speech for Camera
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camera popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for camera
noun camera
- camcorder — A camcorder is a portable video camera which records both pictures and sound.
- polaroid — instant photograph
- kodak — (dated) A camera: a device for taking still photographs.
- video camera — a handheld or mounted portable camera intended for recording moving images in digital memory or on videotape.
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