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Camera obscura

//ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.
  2. 2
    a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera.

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