"camera lucida" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camera lucidas [plural]
Etymology: Latin Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} camera lucida (plural camera lucidas)
  1. An instrument that uses a shaped prism or mirrors to cause an apparent image of external objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, so that the outlines may be conveniently traced. Wikipedia link: camera lucida
    Sense id: en-camera_lucida-en-noun-zCAMGxvr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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