camera

«camera» in Mova's school dictionary: a device for taking photographs or making videos — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a camera, cameras)

meaning for a pupil

1) A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos. tree →

2) A camera can be part of a phone, tablet or computer, or fixed to watch an area, like a security camera. tree →

sense 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 →
• I took a photo with my camera. tree →
• My tablet has two cameras. tree →
• The security camera filmed the thief. tree →
• Ask before you take someone's picture. tree →
• The film crew had three cameras. tree →
• Light enters the camera through the lens. tree →
• Turn off your camera when you finish the video call. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.
• Not everything people do is about you; a doorbell camera is a common gadget, not an insult.
• In December 2022 a Netflix series told Harry and Meghan's side of their story; others in it did not reply on camera.
• Jungle and survival shows have doctors, crews and safety rules behind the camera, even when the people look all alone.
• Small AI programs hide in everyday things, such as phone cameras that sharpen photos and blur backgrounds.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «camera» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.