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camera

cam·era [ ˈkam-rə]

camera

noun

[ˈkam-rə]

Definition of camera

1a : 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 : camera obscura

2 : the treasury department of the papal curia

off camera

1 : while not being filmed by a television or movie camera
//he's a different person off camera

2 : outside the scope of a television or movie camera
//sounds of gunfire taking place off camera

on camera

1 : before a live television camera
//go on camera
also : while being filmed by a television or movie camera
//looked relaxed on camera

2 : within the scope of a television or movie camera
//you can hear a dog but he never appears on camera

Recent Examples on the Web

//New York City police were on the hunt Friday for two men caught on camera ramming their car into a father and his 8-year-old son.
— Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, "New York City driver rams vehicle into father, son, in shocking incident caught on video," 16 Nov. 2019
//Another teen at the group home where the confrontation took place recorded the incident on camera.
— Tanya A. Christian, Essence, "Arizona Deputy Under Investigation After Video Shows Him Tackling Quadruple Amputee," 15 Nov. 2019
//That option disappears when your face is on camera.
— The Economist, "Bartleby Don’t show, tell," 14 Nov. 2019
//The deputies caught on camera this year in the head-slamming arrest of teenager Delucca Rolle got off light by facing only misdemeanor charges, the teen’s lawyers argued Thursday in calling for stiffer penalties against them.
— Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, "Family wants cops to face stiffer charges in head-slamming arrest of teen Delucca Rolle," 14 Nov. 2019
//Duchess Kate and Prince William rarely exhibit PDA, but occasionally their affection for one another is caught on camera.
— Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Middleton and Prince William Had Some Brief PDA Moments at Their Shout Engagement," 12 Nov. 2019
//The garbage can by McDonald’s was not captured on camera.
— Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A Milwaukee man set public garbage cans on fire throughout Cudahy and South Milwaukee, police say," 7 Nov. 2019
//The 2018 beating was one of three incidents that came to light in the summer of 2018, in which Mesa officers were caught aggressively handling citizens on camera.
— Christina Maxouris, CNN, "An Arizona police chief reformed his department and called for investigations. This week he resigned," 5 Nov. 2019
//Samuels looks just like West, including the intense, but vacant, stare directly at the camera.
— Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, "'Love & Hip Hop' Stars Copy Kim Kardashian's Met Gala "Couch Dress"—and Kim Loved It," 1 Nov. 2019

First Known Use of camera

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for camera

Late Latin, room — more at chamber

Dictionary Entries near camera

Phrases Related to camera

catch (something) on camera

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Synonyms & Antonyms of in camera

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others

the board of trustees met in camera to decide the fate of the embattled university president

Synonyms for in camera

Words Related to in camera

Phrases Synonymous with in camera

in private

Antonyms for in camera

More Definitions forcamera

camera

noun

English Language Learners Definition of camera

: a device that is used for taking photographs or for making movies, television programs, etc.

camera

noun

cam·era | \ ˈkam-rə \

Kids Definition of camera

1 : a device that has a lens on one side to let light in and is used for taking pictures

2 : the part of a television sending device in which the image to be sent out is formed