camera

Inflections of 'camera' (n):

cam•er•a n. [countable], pl. -as.

Photographya usually hand-held device for taking pictures or films:a still camera; a movie camera.
Radio and Television(in a television transmitting apparatus) the device in which the picture to be televised is formed before it is changed into electric impulses.

Idioms

Idioms, Law in camera:

in the privacy of a judge's chambers:The lawyers and the judge discussed the problem in camera.
privately;
not in public.

Idioms off camera, out of the range of a camera:made a gesture off camera.

Idioms on camera, being filmed or televised by a live camera.

cam•er•a n., pl. -er•as for 1,2, -er•ae for 3, adj.
n.

Photographya boxlike device for holding a film or plate sensitive to light, having an aperture controlled by a shutter that, when opened, admits light enabling an object to be focused, usually by means of a lens, on the film or plate, thereby producing a photographic image.
Radio and Television(in a television transmitting apparatus) the device in which the picture to be televised is formed before it is changed into electric impulses.
Lawa judge's private office.
Idioms, Law in camera:
- [Law.]in the privacy of a judge's chambers.
- privately.
Idioms off camera, out of the range of a television or motion-picture camera.
Idioms on camera, being filmed or televised by a live camera:Be sure to look alert when you are on camera.

adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

camera /ˈkæmərə; ˈkæmrə/ n

an optical device consisting of a lens system set in a light-proof construction inside which a light-sensitive film or plate can be positioned See also digital camera
the equipment used to convert the optical image of a scene into the corresponding electrical signals
See camera obscura
( pl -erae /-əˌriː/) a judge's private room
in camera ⇒
- relating to a hearing from which members of the public are excluded
- in private

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: vault, from Greek kamara

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'camera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Collocations: [SLR, digital, medium-format, analog, 35mm, phone] camera, camera [lens, focus, tripod], a [still, movie, video, film] camera, more...

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