camera

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA: /ˈkæmərə/ or /ˈkæmrə/, SAMPA: /"k{m.r@/ or /"k{m.@(r).@/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧me‧ra, cam‧era

Noun

Singular camera

Plural cameras

A camera

A cameraman using a video camera

1. An object that takes pictures digitally or on film.

   I took a picture of the mountain with my camera.

2. A machine that records or broadcasts moving pictures.

   The shooting was caught on camera.

3. (law) A Latin word meaning room and used in English only for rooms where laws are discussed

Related words

• cameraman
• cameral
• bicameral
• in camera
• video camera