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: a device that consists of a lightproof chamber with an aperture fitted with a lens and a shutter through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface for recording (as on a photosensitive film or an electronic sensor) or for translation into electrical impulses (as for television broadcast)
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: the treasury department of the papal curia
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Never far away has been Todd Jones, camera in hand, always poised to capture the next daring feat.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Lights, camera, action — The 2025 Formula One season has officially begun.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Never far away has been Todd Jones, camera in hand, always poised to capture the next daring feat.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
The surveillance cameras, which Israeli soldiers argued could be exploited by Palestinian militants, were not unusual in the volatile neighborhood, Sobuh said, as families can observe street battles and Israeli army operations from inside.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camera. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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camera
noun
cam·era
ˈkam-(ə-)rə 
1
: a judge's private office
hearings held in camera
2
: a lightproof box fitted with a lens through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface that is sensitive to light for recording (as on film) or for converting into electrical signals (as for a live television broadcast)
Etymology
from Latin camera "room, chamber"; sense 2 from the scientific Latin phrase camera obscura, literally, "dark chamber" — related to chamber
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