"camerawork" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæmɹəwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæməɹəwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæmɹəˌwɝk/ [General-American], /ˈkæməɹəˌwɝk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-camerawork.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cameraworks [plural]
Etymology: From camera + -work (suffix denoting a craft involving a particular material or tool). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|camera|work|pos2=suffix denoting a craft involving a particular material or tool}} camera + -work (suffix denoting a craft involving a particular material or tool) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} camerawork (countable and uncountable, plural cameraworks)
  1. Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cinematography, Photography Translations (skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera): カメラワーク (kamerawāku) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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