See Also: IN CAMERA(law)
camera(dictionary)
camera-shy(dictionary)
camera(encyclopedia)
in camera(dictionary)
camera(dictionary)
In Camera(money)
camera(medicine)
camera obscura(dictionary)
sonata da camera(dictionary)

camera (iou)



camera noun. L17.
[Latin = vault, arched chamber, from Greek kamara object with arched cover: cf. CHAMBER noun.]
In Italy, Spain, etc. a (council or legislative) chamber; the treasury department of the papal curia. L17.
An arched or vaulted roof or chamber. Chiefly in the names of (parts of) buildings. See also IN CAMERA. E18.
ellipt. = CAMERA OBSCURA. M18.
Any apparatus used for taking photographs or television pictures. M19.
cine camera, movie camera, monorail camera, television camera, video camera, X-ray camera, etc. candid camera: see CANDID adjective 6. off camera while not being filmed. on camera while being filmed.
Comb.: camera-eye an eye that records detailed impressions; a person capable of unusually detailed or detached observation or memory; cameraman: operating a camera professionally, esp. in cinema or television; camera-ready adjective (Printing) (of copy) in a form suitable for photographing or electronic scanning; camera shake (blurring due to) unintentional movement of the camera during photography or filming; camera-shy adjective not liking to be photographed or filmed; camerawoman: operating a camera professionally esp. in cinema or television; camera-work the manner or technique of positioning and using cameras in films, television, etc.
camerist noun (chiefly US, arch.) a person who uses a camera M19.