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camera

noun

Simple meaning

Equipment for taking photographs.

Pronunciation

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kameruh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkæmɚə

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. photography

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

  2. photography

    A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

  3. computer graphicsvideo games

    The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

  4. A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

  5. A vaulted room.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, camera is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use camera

  • “I used my new camera to take many lovely pictures of the park.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Equipment / device

video cameracamera lenstelevision cameramovie camerapicture camera

Other combinations

camera workgamma camera

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • camera carenounCompound term

    Keeping a camera in good working order.

  • camera lensnounCompound term

    A lens that focuses the image in a camera.

  • camera lucidanounCompound term

    An optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it.

  • camera obscuranounCompound term

    A darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface.

  • camera operatornounCompound term

    A photographer who operates a movie camera.

  • camera tripodnounCompound term

    A tripod used to support a camera.

Related words

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  • cameramannounRelated term

    A photographer who operates a movie camera.

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