camera

noun

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

A vaulted room.

A surname.

Roots

kamaracamera- · Greek · vault, arched cover

Synonyms for camera

minicam iconoscopen lensn photomicroscope eyepiecen astrograph

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Where does camera come from?

The word camera breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root camera-, from Greek kamara (“vault, arched cover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.