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camera lucida
camera lu·ci·da C0049800 (lo͞o′sĭ-də) n. An optical device that projects an image of an object onto a plane surface, especially for tracing. [New Latin camera lūcida (formed on the model of camera obscura) : Latin camera, chamber; see chamber + Latin lūcida, feminine of lūcidus, bright, full of light; see lucid.] camera lucida (ˈluːsɪdə) n (Art Terms) an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image[New Latin: light chamber]cam′era lu′ci•da (ˈlu sɪ də) n., pl. camera lu•ci•das. an optical instrument, often attached to the eyepiece of a microscope, by which the image of an external object is projected on a surface for tracing. [1660–70; < New Latin: bright chamber] camera lucida - An optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it.See also related terms for observer.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | camera lucida - an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching itmicroscope - magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"optical device - a device for producing or controlling light |
camera lucida
camera lucida[¦kam·rə ′lü·səd·ə] (optics) An instrument having a peculiarly shaped prism or a system of mirrors, and often a microscope, which causes a virtual image of an object to be produced on a plane surface, enabling the image's outline to be traced. camera lucida
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