CAMERA LUCIDA


Meaning of CAMERA LUCIDA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈlü-sə-də ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, light chamber

Date: 1753

: an instrument that by means of a prism or mirrors and often a microscope causes a virtual image of an object to appear as if projected upon a plane surface so that an outline may be traced

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.