camera
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room; from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamara, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
camera (plural cameræ or cameras)
- A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
- (video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
- 2003, Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worlds
- If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.
- 2006, Patrick O'Luanaigh, Game Design Complete
- I'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before.
- 2003, Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worlds
Derived terms [edit]
- cameraman
- camera operator
- lights, camera, action!
- on camera
- off camera
- cine camera or ciné camera
- digital camera
- movie camera
- pinhole camera
- video camera
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
still pictures
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moving pictures
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External links [edit]
- camera in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- camera in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- camera at OneLook Dictionary Search
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
camera
- third-person singular simple future of camer
Interlingua [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈka.me.ra/
Noun [edit]
camera (plural cameras)
Italian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (file)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin camera.
Noun [edit]
camera f (plural camere)
Synonyms [edit]
- (4) telecamera
Related terms [edit]
- camera da letto
- camera oscura
- cameriere
- camerlengo
- fotocamera
- musica da camera
- telecamera
- videocamera
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamara, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).
Noun [edit]
camera (genitive camerae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | camera | camerae |
| genitive | camerae | camerārum |
| dative | camerae | camerīs |
| accusative | cameram | camerās |
| ablative | camerā | camerīs |
| vocative | camera | camerae |
Descendants [edit]
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- chamber in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Romanian [edit]
Noun [edit]
camera f (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of cameră)
- the room
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