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thermal camera

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: цеплаві́зар (cjeplavízar) — type of camera
  • Catalan: càmera tèrmica — type of camera
  • Catalan: càmera infraroja — type of camera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱成像儀 /热成像仪 (rèchéngxiàngyí) — type of camera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱像儀 /热像仪 (rèxiàngyí) — type of camera
  • Dutch: infraroodcamera — type of camera
  • Dutch: warmtebeeldcamera — type of camera
  • Estonian: termokaamera — type of camera
  • Finnish: lämpökamera — type of camera
  • French: caméra thermique — type of camera
  • Galician: cámara térmica — type of camera
  • Galician: cámara infravermella — type of camera
  • German: Wärmebildkamera — type of camera
  • German: Infrarotkamera — type of camera
  • German: Wärmebildgerät — type of camera
  • German: WBG — type of camera
  • Italian: termocamera — type of camera
  • Polish: termowizor — type of camera
  • Portuguese: câmara térmica — type of camera
  • Portuguese: câmera térmica — type of camera
  • Russian: теплови́зор (teplovízor) — type of camera
  • Spanish: cámara térmica — type of camera
  • Spanish: cámara infrarroja — type of camera
  • Swedish: värmekamera — type of camera
  • Turkish: termal kamera — type of camera
  • Ukrainian: теплові́зор (teplovízor) — type of camera