photoapparatus
photoapparatus noun: synonym of photo camera.
Noun
photoapparatus (plural photoapparatuses)
- Synonym of photo camera.
- The glass industry uses oxides of rare-earth metals to finish glass; they are used to produce special types of colorless and stained glass (for example, for optical photoapparatus). Color television is a prospective new field for the use of europium and yttrium compounds.1966, Tsvetnye Metally, volume 7, number 2, page 3
- Our imports from the Soviet Union in 1970 will include inter alia 9.5 million tons of crude oil, nearly 1,500 million cu.m. of gas, iron ore /10.7 mil.tons/, hard coal /2.7 mil.tons/, grain /1.3 mil.tons/, artificial fertilizers and raw materials for their production /over 500 000 tons/...1970, Czechoslovak Economic Digest: Booklet, pages 30–31
- Synonyms:
- photo camera
Synonyms of photoapparatus
Forms of photoapparatus
| plural | photoapparatuses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | photoapparat |
Origin of photoapparatus
From photo- + apparatus, a calque of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát, German Photoapparat, Russian фотоаппара́т (fotoapparát), etc.
Questions about photoapparatus
- What does photoapparatus mean?
- Photoapparatus means synonym of photo camera.
- What part of speech is photoapparatus?
- Photoapparatus is a noun.
- What is the plural of photoapparatus?
- The plural of photoapparatus is photoapparatuses.
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