camera
/ˈkæməə/KA-mur-uh
/ˈkæmɚə/KA-mur-uh
Meaninga vaulted room
Common meaning: a device for taking photos (once a vaulted room)
- camera vaulted roomLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 274 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
Journey through time
- Latincamera‘a vaulted room’
- Englishmeaning shiftsa vaulted room → a device for taking photoscamera‘a device for taking photos (once a vaulted room)’ · today
camer also in: chamber
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin camera ‘a vaulted room’.
Roots
- camera Latin “a vaulted room”
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