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camera

/kˈæmɝʌ/noun3 syllables

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

Synonyms for camera3

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

television camera, tv camera

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

photographic camera

What does camera mean?2

noun

1

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

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Camera in a sentence

  • I'm going to buy myself a new camera, digital this time.papabear
  • We bought a camera, a clock and some dishes in that store.CK
  • Miyuki has a camera, but she doesn't like it.CN
  • I'm sorry, we don't have films for your camera.lukaszpp
  • You can borrow my camera, but it's quite old.Nylez
  • Not only did he not repair the camera, he also completely botched it.hecko
  • Tobias was standing up, looking directly into the camera.Amastan
  • If you look at the security camera footage closely, there's a person there.pip

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of camera

as a noun

plural
cameras