camera
The origin and history of camera.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin camera ("chamber"); the device sense is short for camera obscura, Latin for "dark chamber."
The origin and history of camera.
A learned borrowing from Latin camera ("chamber"); the device sense is short for camera obscura, Latin for "dark chamber."
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