camera obscura
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæm.ɚ.ə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/
Noun[edit]
camera obscura (plural camerae obscurae or camera obscuras)
Translations[edit]
darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface
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