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camera obscura en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkæm.ɚ.ə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera.

Meanings

  1. A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
camera obscuras Number=Plur lexicographic
camerae obscurae Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (17)

it camera oscura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · pt câmara escura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · hu sötétkamra (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · cy siambr dywyll (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · fr chambre noire (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · fi neulanreikäkamera (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · el σκοτεινός θάλαμος (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · bg ка́мера обску́ра (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · de Camera obscura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · fi camera obscura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · cmn 暗箱 (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · ru ка́мера-обску́ра (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · cmn 暗匣 (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · pt câmera escura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · es cámara oscura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · he לִשְׁכָּה אֲפֵלָה (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface) · pl camera obscura (darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface)