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/ˈkæməɹə/ Australia, UK
/ˈkæmɹə/ Australia, UK
/ˈkaməɹə/ British, Northern England, Southern
/ˈkamɹə/ British, Northern England, Southern
/ˈkaməɾə/ Scotland, Wales
/ˈkamɾə/ Scotland, Wales
/ˈkæməɹə/ Canada, US
/ˈkæmɚ.ə/ Canada, US
/ˈkæmɹə/ Canada, US
/ˈkɛməɹə/ New Zealand
/ˈkɛmɹə/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”), of Old Iranian origin, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of chamber.

(device): An ellipsis of camera obscura, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room.

noun cameras · cameræ · camerae

A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most
The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation. If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.
A vaulted room.
A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

Camera^²

proper noun Cameras

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: photographic camera, television camera, photography, photographer, photographing, photograph, photo, imaging, photographic, cameraman, camcorder, filming, picture, footage, recorder, audio-visual

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noun still camera

Español	cámara, cámara fotográfica, fotocámara, kódak, lente, kodak
한국어	카메라 kamera, 사진기 sajin'gi
日本語	カメラ kamera, 写真機 shashinki
中文	照相機 /照相机 zhàoxiàngjī, 相機 /相机 xiàngjī
हिन्दी	कैमरा kaimrā, छायाचित्रक chāyācitrak
Kiswahili	kamera
Português	câmara fotográfica, câmera fotográfica, máquina fotográfica
Français	appareil photo
Deutsch	Fotoapparat, Kamera
Italiano	fotocamera, macchina fotografica
Ελληνικά	φωτογραφική μηχανή fotografikí michaní
Română	aparat foto, aparat fotografic, cameră foto
Русский	фотоаппара́т fotoapparát, ка́мера kámera, фотока́мера fotokámera
Tiếng Việt	máy hình, máy chụp hình, máy chụp ảnh, máy ảnh, ca-mê-ra
العربية	كَمِرَة kamira, كَامِيرَا kāmērā, آلَة تَصْوِير ʔālat taṣwīr, مُصَوِّرَة muṣawwira
עברית	מַצְלֵמָה matslemá

noun movie camera

Español	videocámara, cámara videográfica
한국어	비디오 카메라 bidio kamera, 카메라 kamera
日本語	ビデオカメラ bideokamera, カメラ kamera
中文	攝影機 /摄影机 shèyǐngjī, 攝像機 /摄像机 camcorder
हिन्दी	वीडियो कैमरा vīḍiyo kaimrā
Kiswahili	kamera
Português	videocâmara, videocâmera
Français	caméra
Deutsch	Videokamera, Kamera
Italiano	videocamera, telecamera
Ελληνικά	βιντεοκάμερα vinteokámera
Русский	видеока́мера videokámera, ка́мера kámera
Tiếng Việt	máy quay phim, máy quay, máy ghi hình, ca-mê-ra, máy quay vi-đê-ô
العربية	كَامِيرَا kāmērā, كَامِيرَا فِيدِيُو kāmērā fīdiyū, آلَةُ تَصْوِيرِ فِيدِيُو ʔālatu taṣwīri fīdiyū
עברית	מַצְלֵמָה matslemá, מַצְלֵמַת וִידֵאוֹ matslemát víde'o

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@misc{camera_2026,
  title = {camera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}