What does Camera mean?
Definitions for Camera
ˈkæm ər ə, ˈkæm rəCam·er·a
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Camera.
Princeton's WordNet
camera, photographic cameranoun
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
television camera, tv camera, cameranoun
television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
Wiktionary
cameranoun
A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
cameranoun
The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game.
Webster Dictionary
Cameranoun
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
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
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.]
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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Rank popularity for the word 'Camera' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3765
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Rank popularity for the word 'Camera' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2419
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Rank popularity for the word 'Camera' in Nouns Frequency: #1149
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Camera in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Camera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Camera in a Sentence
I hope they didn’t have the camera on me because my eyes were a little watery, it showed what a fan favorite he was. He deserved it.
The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own.
Dustin was only 11… Eleven and 12-year-olds don’t hang out with 15 or 16 year olds. And it was very difficult for him… because the other kids were real teens, and it was difficult for him to feel included in the gang when they weren’t on camera. It was hard for him, and I did everything I could. every Friday night when the audience came in, it was like a party. It was like a family.
I love having him behind the camera because it just makes me feel more comfortable than having some stranger behind the camera. In the shots, you can really see the whole time that I’m thinking of him and looking over at him.
The infrastructure necessary to do this right is significant, it's not just a question of buying a video camera -- it's an entire system that has to be implemented and implemented correctly.
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Translations for Camera
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- كاميرا, كاميرا فيديو, آلة تصويرArabic
- fotoaparatAzerbaijani
- фатаапарат, камера, відэакамераBelarusian
- фотоапарат, камераBulgarian
- càmeraCatalan, Valencian
- kamera, fotoaparátCzech
- Fotoapparat, Kamera, VideokameraGerman
- φωτογραφική μηχανή, τηλεκάμερα, εικονοληπτική μηχανή, κάμερα, κινηματογραφική κάμερα, βιντεοκάμερα, κινηματογραφική μηχανήGreek
- fotografilo, fotiloEsperanto
- videocámara, cámaraSpanish
- fotoaparaat, kaameraEstonian
- دوربین, کامراPersian
- kameraFinnish
- appareil photo, caméraFrench
- ceamara, grianghrafadánIrish
- cámaraGalician
- shamraig, camereyManx
- מצלמה, מצלמת וידאוHebrew
- कैमराHindi
- kamera, fényképezőgépHungarian
- video kamera, kamera, tustelIndonesian
- fotografiloIdo
- myndavél, upptökuvélIcelandic
- fotocamera, telecamera, macchina fotografica, videocameraItalian
- 写真機, 写真器, ビデオカメラ, カメラJapanese
- ფოტოაპარატიGeorgian
- фотоаппаратKazakh
- 카메라, 사진기Korean
- фотоаппаратKyrgyz
- cameraLatin
- ກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບLao
- kamera, fotoaparatasLithuanian
- kinokamera, fotoaparāts, kameraLatvian
- фотоапарат, камераMacedonian
- зургийн аппаратMongolian
- kameraMalay
- ကင်မရာBurmese
- kameraNorwegian
- fotoapparaat, camera, fototoestelDutch
- kameraNorwegian Nynorsk
- kamera, videokamera, fotoapparatNorwegian
- aparat fotograficznyPolish
- câmara fotográfica, câmera fotográfica, videocâmara, videocâmeraPortuguese
- aparat foto, camera photographica, machina photographicaRomanian
- камера, фотоаппарат, видеокамераRussian
- фотоапарат, fotoaparatSerbo-Croatian
- කැමරාවSinhala, Sinhalese
- fotoaparátSlovak
- fotoaparatSlovene
- aparat fotografikAlbanian
- videokamera, filmkamera, kameraSwedish
- kameraSwahili
- கேமராTamil
- суратгирак, фотоаппаратTajik
- กล้องถ่ายรูป, กล้องถ่ายภาพ, กล้องThai
- fotoapparatTurkmen
- fotoğraf makinesiTurkish
- камера, відеокамера, фотоапаратUkrainian
- کیمرہUrdu
- fotoapparatUzbek
- máy quay, máy hình, máy chụp hình, máy chụp ảnh, máy quay phimVietnamese
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