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# camera

noun (a camera, cameras)

«camera» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#m1)
2. A camera can be part of a phone, tablet or computer, or fixed to watch an area, like a security camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, a camera works like an eye: light goes through a lens and makes an image. In online safety lessons: think before you take or share photos, ask people before photographing them, and keep webcams off with strangers. In media lessons: «on camera» means being filmed. Phrases: take a picture with a camera, on camera, camera crew, security camera, webcam.

### Examples

- Smile for the camera! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x1)
- I took a photo with my camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x2)
- My tablet has two cameras. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x3)
- The security camera filmed the thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x4)
- Ask before you take someone's picture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x5)
- The film crew had three cameras. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x6)
- Light enters the camera through the lens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x7)
- Turn off your camera when you finish the video call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Stress on the first part: CAM-er-a. Photographs are taken, not «made», in English: «take a photo».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «camera» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«camera» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camera.html) on Mova free.