camera obscura

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæm.ɚ.ə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/

Noun

camera obscura (plural camerae obscurae or camera obscuras)

A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

Translations

darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface

Chinese:
Mandarin: 暗箱 (zh) (ànxiāng), 暗匣 (zh) (ànxiá)
Finnish: neulanreikäkamera (fi), camera obscura (fi)
French: chambre noire (fr) f
German: Camera obscura (de) f
Hebrew: לִשְׁכָּה אֲפֵלָה f (lishká afelá)
Hungarian: sötétkamra (hu)
Italian: camera oscura f
Polish: camera obscura (pl) f
Portuguese: câmera escura f, câmara escura f
Russian: ка́мера-обску́ра (ru) f (kámera-obskúra)
Spanish: cámara oscura f
Welsh: siambr dywyll f

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