Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An optical instrument by means of which pictures are made to present a more natural and life-like appearance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
instrument for viewingpictures by means of alens , so as to present them in their naturalproportions andrelations .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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