Phrase guide

movie camera

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A camera used to film a movie (film), usually intended for screening in a cinema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: motion-picture camera, cine-camera

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: camera, photographic camera

Narrower terms: sound camera

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kamerao — camera for filming a movie
  • Finnish: elokuvakamera — camera for filming a movie
  • Finnish: filmikamera — camera for filming a movie
  • German: Filmkamera — camera for filming a movie
  • German: Kamera — camera for filming a movie
  • Italian: macchina da presa — camera for filming a movie
  • Norwegian Bokmål: filmkamera — camera for filming a movie
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: filmkamera — camera for filming a movie