CAMERA OBSCURA


Meaning of CAMERA OBSCURA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -əb-ˈskyu̇r-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, dark chamber

Date: 1725

: a darkened enclosure having an aperture usually provided with a lens through which light from external objects enters to form an image of the objects on the opposite surface

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