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Definition of camera obscura noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camera obscura

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/ˌkæmrə əbˈskjʊərə/
 
/ˌkæmrə əbˈskjʊrə/
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  1. an early form of camera consisting of a dark box with a tiny hole or lens in the front and a small screen inside, on which the image appears
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin, ‘dark chamber’.
See camera obscura in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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