camerae

Noun

camera (plural cameras or (rare) cameræ or (rare) camerae)

1. A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
   • The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that...2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist
2. The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
   • If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.2003, Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worlds
3. A vaulted room.
4. A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

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