camera obscura

[ ob-skyoor-uh ]

/ ɒbˈskyʊər ə /

noun

a darkened boxlike device in which images of external objects, received through an aperture, as with a convex lens, are exhibited in their natural colors on a surface arranged to receive them: used for sketching, exhibition purposes, etc.

Origin of camera obscura

1660–70; <New Latin: dark chamber; see camera¹, obscure

Words nearby camera obscura

cameral, cameralist, cameralistic, camera lucida, cameraman, camera obscura, cameraperson, camera phone, camera-ready, camera-ready copy, camera-shy

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Example sentences from the Web for camera obscura

It turned out that his soul was only a camera-obscura that reflected the outside world with all its mud and pigs.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
Sir Isaac Newton divided a sunbeam into its seven component parts, and re-constructed the camera-obscura.
The Evolution of Photography |John Werge
Pictures in the camera-obscura could be, not only seen, but caught and retained.
The Evolution of Photography |John Werge
It was like looking into a camera-obscura—you saw faces shining and speaking.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

And yet, and yet; what if the darkness that envelops Him be the darkness of the camera-obscura?
Faces in the Fire|Frank W. Boreham

British Dictionary definitions for camera obscura

camera obscura

/ (ɒbˈskjʊərə) /

noun

a darkened chamber or small building in which images of outside objects are projected onto a flat surface by a convex lens in an apertureSometimes shortened to: camera

Word Origin for camera obscura

New Latin: dark chamber

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单词	camera obscura
释义	camera obscura [ ob-skyoor-uh ] / ɒbˈskyʊər ə / noun a darkened boxlike device in which images of external objects, received through an aperture, as with a convex lens, are exhibited in their natural colors on a surface arranged to receive them: used for sketching, exhibition purposes, etc. Origin of camera obscura 1660–70; <New Latin: dark chamber; see camera¹, obscure Words nearby camera obscura cameral, cameralist, cameralistic, camera lucida, cameraman, camera obscura, cameraperson, camera phone, camera-ready, camera-ready copy, camera-shy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for camera obscura It turned out that his soul was only a camera-obscura that reflected the outside world with all its mud and pigs. Stories and Pictures\|Isaac Loeb Peretz Sir Isaac Newton divided a sunbeam into its seven component parts, and re-constructed the camera-obscura. The Evolution of Photography \|John Werge Pictures in the camera-obscura could be, not only seen, but caught and retained. The Evolution of Photography \|John Werge It was like looking into a camera-obscura—you saw faces shining and speaking. Old and New London\|Walter Thornbury And yet, and yet; what if the darkness that envelops Him be the darkness of the camera-obscura? Faces in the Fire\|Frank W. Boreham British Dictionary definitions for camera obscura camera obscura / (ɒbˈskjʊərə) / noun a darkened chamber or small building in which images of outside objects are projected onto a flat surface by a convex lens in an apertureSometimes shortened to: camera Word Origin for camera obscura New Latin: dark chamber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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