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camera lucida Definition

camera lu·cida (lo̵̅o̅′si də)

noun

an optical instrument, containing a prism or an arrangement of mirrors, that appears to project the image of an object being viewed through it onto a surface, thereby allowing its outline to be traced: often used with a microscope

Etymology: ModL, lit., light chamber < L: see camera & lucid

camera lucida Usage Examples

Converse of object

use: They have three options: to use a camera lucida, a drawing tube, or an eyepiece grid.

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