1
a
: 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
2
: the treasury department of the papal curia
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The pretrial testimony came as Robinson’s attorneys pressed a Utah judge to ban cameras from his case.
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Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Jeff’s worries, Rogers explains to the camera after seeing his young friend off, are different from the worry that one’s parents might separate.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
But the single-take fight scene that follows, as Lindsay, Ashley, and Austin fend off the chairwoman’s crooks, benefits from the roving camera.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Walker began working on the film during production as the DIT, transporting footage from the camera to the edit suite and assembling scenes as they were shot.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Jeff’s worries, Rogers explains to the camera after seeing his young friend off, are different from the worry that one’s parents might separate.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
But the single-take fight scene that follows, as Lindsay, Ashley, and Austin fend off the chairwoman’s crooks, benefits from the roving camera.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Walker began working on the film during production as the DIT, transporting footage from the camera to the edit suite and assembling scenes as they were shot.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camera. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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camera
noun
cam·era
ˈkam-(ə-)rə 
1
: a judge's private office
hearings held in camera
2
: a lightproof box fitted with a lens through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface that is sensitive to light for recording (as on film) or for converting into electrical signals (as for a live television broadcast)
Etymology
from Latin camera "room, chamber"; sense 2 from the scientific Latin phrase camera obscura, literally, "dark chamber" — related to chamber
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