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CAMERA LUCIDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("camera lucida" is a kind of...):
optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)
Holonyms ("camera lucida" is a part of...):
microscope (magnifier of the image of small objects)