camera (n.)

  1. equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

    [ Syn: photographic camera ]

  2. television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam

    [ Syn: television camera , tv camera ]

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