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# 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 →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/#m2)

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

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/15/)
- [Not everything people do is about you; a doorbell camera is a common gadget, not an insult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/22/)
- [In December 2022 a Netflix series told Harry and Meghan's side of their story; others in it did not reply on camera.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/19/)
- [Jungle and survival shows have doctors, crews and safety rules behind the camera, even when the people look all alone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/15/)
- [Small AI programs hide in everyday things, such as phone cameras that sharpen photos and blur backgrounds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «camera» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/camera/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.