| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷.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