CAMERA OBSCURA


Meaning of CAMERA OBSCURA in English

| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷.əbzˈkyu̇rə, -(ˌ)äb-, -bˈsk- noun

( plural camera obscuras )

Etymology: New Latin, literally, dark chamber

: a darkened box or boxlike 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 used especially for making exact drawings or for taking photographs

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