Definitions
01photography device
A1 · Beginner Countable noun
n. a piece of equipment you use to take photographs or record video.
n. an optical instrument used to record images or video, either on film or digitally.
日本語:カメラ※
“She pointed her camera at the sunset to take a beautiful photo.”
“The professional photographer upgraded to a high-resolution digital camera to capture finer details in her landscape portraits.”
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02video game viewpoint
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Computing Technical
n. the position from which you see the action in a video game.
n. the virtual viewpoint or perspective through which a player observes a three-dimensional digital environment.
日本語:カメラ※
“You can move the camera to see what is behind the character.”
“The game's dynamic camera automatically adjusts its angle during combat to ensure the player maintains a clear view of all enemies.”
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03judge's private room
C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Law Formal · Technical
n. a judge's private office or a meeting held away from the public.
n. a judge's private chamber; frequently used in the legal phrase 'in camera' to describe proceedings held in private.
“The lawyers met with the judge in camera to discuss the secret evidence.”
“The witness requested to testify in camera to protect their identity from the media and the general public.”
Usage
Commonly appears in the prepositional phrase 'in camera' to mean 'in private'.
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Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “camera” in context.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”), of Old Iranian origin, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- (“something curved”), from kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of chamber. (device): A clipping of camera obscura, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
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