camera
English Thesaurus
1. equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | box camera, box kodak, |
| definition | : | a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | candid camera, |
| definition | : | a miniature camera with a fast lens (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | digital camera, |
| definition | : | a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flash camera, |
| definition | : | a camera with a photoflash attachment (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | point-and-shoot camera, |
| definition | : | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | portrait camera, |
| definition | : | a camera with a portrait lens (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reflex camera, |
| definition | : | camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | aperture, |
| definition | : | a device that controls amount of light admitted (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | delayed action, |
| definition | : | a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | diaphragm, stop, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | finder, view finder, viewfinder, |
| definition | : | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hood, lens hood, |
| definition | : | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cartridge, magazine, |
| definition | : | a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | shutter, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | sprocket, |
| definition | : | roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through (noun.artifact) |
2. television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | television equipment, video equipment, |
| definition | : | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | camcorder, |
| definition | : | a portable television camera and videocassette recorder (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hood, lens hood, |
| definition | : | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | mosaic, |
| definition | : | transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube (noun.artifact) |
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