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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: optical device
History
Latin camera lucida
