camera obscura
A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused…A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.
» You can build a camera obscura with a shoe box.
Mit einem Schuhkarton kann man eine Lochkamera basteln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mit einem Schuhkarton kann man eine Camera obscura basteln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesA darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.
Camera obscura
ка́мера-обску́раkámera-obskúra
a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
Examples
2 sentencesYou can build a camera obscura with a shoe box.
deMit einem Schuhkarton kann man eine Lochkamera basteln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Some say the Shroud of Turin is a photo made by Leonardo da Vinci using a camera obscura.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera.From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera.
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Forms
plural: camerae obscurae / camera obscuras| Singular | camera obscura |
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| Plural | camerae obscurae / camera obscuras |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular