"holocam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: holocams [plural]
Etymology: From holo- + cam (“a camera”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|holo-|cam|t2=a camera}} holo- + cam (“a camera”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} holocam (plural holocams)
  1. (science fiction) A device capable of capturing three-dimensional images in the form of a hologram. Categories (topical): Science fiction

Inflected forms

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