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Webster 1913 Edition


Camera

Cam′e-ra

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Cameras
(#)
, L.
Camerae
(#)
.
[L. vault, arch, LL., chamber. See
Chamber
.]
A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The
camera obscura
when used in photography. See
Camera
, and
Camera obscura
.
Bellows camera
.
See under
Bellows
.
In camera
(Law)
,
in a judge’s chamber, that is, privately;
as, a judge hears testimony which is not fit for the open court
in camera
.
Panoramic camera
, or
Pantascopic camera
,
a photographic camera in which the lens and sensitized plate revolve so as to expose adjacent parts of the plate successively to the light, which reaches it through a narrow vertical slit; – used in photographing broad landscapes.
Abney.

Definition 2024


cameră

cameră

See also: camera, caméra, càmera, and câmera

Romanian

Noun

cameră f (plural camere)

  1. room
  2. chamber
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English camera.

Noun

cameră f (plural camere)

  1. camera (device for taking still or moving pictures)
Declension
Synonyms
  • (photo camera): aparat foto, aparat de fotografiat, cameră foto
  • (video camera): aparat de filmat, cameră de filmat, cameră video