camera

Definitions from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
See also caméra, and cameră
A camera.
A camera.
Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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 cama, bed.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
camera

Plural
cameras

camera (plural cameras)

  1. A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

[edit] Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] See also


[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

camera f. (plural camere)

  1. room, chamber
  2. bedroom
  3. assembly, parliament
  4. camera (for taking moving pictures)

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Related terms


[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

camera (genitive camerae); f, first declension

  1. room, chamber

[edit] Descendants


[edit] Romanian

[edit] Noun

camera f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of cameră)

  1. the room
Personal tools