cameras
English meaning: Cameras
Definition
A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
Example
“Security cameras covered every corner of the car park.”
Another example: “Modern phones contain several tiny cameras of different focal lengths.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'camera'. A neutral noun for image-recording devices, very common in everyday and technical contexts ('security cameras', 'traffic cameras'). Often used attributively.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Plural of 'camera', from Latin 'camera obscura' ('dark chamber'), from 'camera' ('vault, chamber').
Synonyms
- camcorders
- webcams
Related Words
Common Collocations
- security cameras
- traffic cameras
- digital cameras
- cctv cameras
- hidden cameras
Word Forms
camera (sing); cameras (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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