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Camera lucida

Camera lucida Meaning & Definition
Camera lucida Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Camera lucida?

[n] an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it

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See Also | microscope | optical device

Camera lucida In Webster's Dictionary

\Cam"e*ra lu"ci*da\ [L. camera chamber + L. lucidus, lucida, lucid, light.] (Opt.) An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the microscope.

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