camera

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see also: Camera

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈkæməɹə/, /ˈkæmɹə/

Noun

camera (plural cameras)

1. A device for taking still or moving pictures or photograph.
2. (computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
   • 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.

3. A vaulted room.
4. The judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

Related terms

• camerated

Translations

• French: appareil photo
• German: Fotoapparat, Kamera
• Italian: fotocamera, macchina fotografica
• Portuguese: câmara fotográfica (Portugal), câmera fotográfica (Brazil), máquina fotográfica
• Russian: фотоаппара́т
• Spanish: cámara

Translations

• French: caméra
• German: Videokamera, Kamera
• Italian: videocamera, telecamera
• Portuguese: videocâmara (Portugal), videocâmera (Brazil)
• Russian: видеока́мера
• Spanish: videocámara

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Camera

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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