noun

camera

camera

I bought a new digital camera.

I bought a new digital camera.

The security camera recorded everything.

The security camera recorded everything.

((a/an)) ~ (noun) a device for taking photographs I bought a new digital camera.

((a/an)) security ~ (compound noun) a camera used for surveillance The security camera recorded everything.

Synonyms: photo machine, camcorder

From Latin 'camera obscura', meaning 'dark chamber', which was an early photographic device.

Think of a 'dark chamber' that captures light to make a picture.

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