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cam·er·a 
[kam-er-uh, kam-ruh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -er·as for 1,2, -er·ae
[-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key for 3, adjective
[kam-er-uh, kam-ruh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -er·as for 1,2, -er·ae
[-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key for 3, adjective –noun
–adjective
—Idioms
| 1. | a 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. |
| 2. | (in a television transmitting apparatus) the device in which the picture to be televised is formed before it is changed into electric impulses. |
| 3. | a judge's private office. |
| 4. | Printing. camera-ready. |
| 5. | in camera,
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| 6. | off camera, out of the range of a television or motion-picture camera. |
| 7. | on camera, being filmed or televised by a live camera: Be sure to look alert when you are on camera. |
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cam·er·a
(kām'ər-ə, kām'rə) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) n.
[Late Latin, room; see chamber.] |
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