camera
ˈkam-rə 3 syllables common
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noun. 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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noun. camera obscura
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noun. the treasury department of the papal curia
Origin
Late Latin, room.