movie camera

/ˌmuvi ˌkæmərə/
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Other forms: movie cameras

Definitions of movie camera
  1. noun
    a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
    synonyms: cine-camera, motion-picture camera
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    types:
    sound camera
    a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images
    type of:
    camera, photographic camera
    equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
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