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camera lucida
[ loo-si-duh ]
/ ˈlu sɪ də /
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noun
an optical instrument, often attached to the eyepiece of a microscope, by which the image of an external object is projected on a sheet of paper or the like for tracing.
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British Dictionary definitions for camera lucida
camera lucida
/ (ˈluːsɪdə) /
noun
an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
Word Origin for camera lucida
New Latin: light chamber
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