1
a
: 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)
b
2
: the treasury department of the papal curia
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Wallen briefly hugged the actress but seemed to ignore the rest of the cast and quickly walked past view of the camera.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
That's when Russell began taunting them through the camera.
—Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
Lee films the wedding reception and its rituals with an almost anthropological curiosity, and the composure of his camera only heightens the brash, bacchanalian comedy of the proceedings.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
The camera stays on Cruise as his legs begin to dangle behind him, his hair and suit jacket whipping in the wind.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
That's when Russell began taunting them through the camera.
—Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
Lee films the wedding reception and its rituals with an almost anthropological curiosity, and the composure of his camera only heightens the brash, bacchanalian comedy of the proceedings.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
The camera stays on Cruise as his legs begin to dangle behind him, his hair and suit jacket whipping in the wind.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camera. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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