Definitions for CAMERA
ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rəCAMERA

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. camera, photographic camera(noun)

   equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

2. television camera, tv camera, camera(noun)

   television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. camera(Noun)

   A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

2. camera(Noun)

   The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Camera(noun)

   a chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura

   Etymology: [L. vault, arch, LL., chamber. See Chamber.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Camera

   A camera is an optical instrument that records images that can be stored directly, transmitted to another location, or both. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the word camera obscura, an early mechanism for projecting images. The modern camera evolved from the camera obscura.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Camera

   kam′ėr-a, n. the variety of camera-obscura used by photographers.—ns. Cam′era-lū′cida, an instrument by which the rays of light from an object are reflected by a specially shaped prism, forming an image on the paper underneath; Cam′era-obscū′ra, an instrument for throwing the images of external objects on a white surface placed within a dark chamber or box. [L.]

2. Camera

   kam′ėr-a, n. a vaulted room: the judge's private chamber (In camera, of a case heard there rather than in public court).—adj. Cam′erāted, divided into chambers: arched or vaulted.

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1. camera

   The camera symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the camera symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CAMERA' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3765

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CAMERA' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2419

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CAMERA' in Nouns Frequency: #1149

How to pronounce CAMERA?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say CAMERA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAMERA in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAMERA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CAMERA in a Sentence

1. James Mitchell:

   So I wasnt able to catch the person on camera.

2. Photographer Lucas Bracali:

   I was taking a photo of the lemur when all of a sudden he climbed down and tried to grab my camera, he hung upside down and reached out towards my camera. I couldnt believe it, I was really surprised!

3. Philippe Streiff:

   I let Philippe Streiff get carried away in front of the camera, the interview took a long time, too long, and I am aware that I made insulting and defamatory comments about Jean Todt, Gerard Saillant and the FIA which I sincerely regret.

4. Jared Kahn:

   Once management learned of the camera it was re-positioned to monitor a smaller area, the performers elected to change costumes in the public corridor when they really could have dressed in the private area that was available to them.

5. Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji:

   I was amazed by the golden color of the ceiling and the unique paintings all around, i put my camera on the floor and tilted it upwards using a wide lens to capture this photo.

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