camera lucida

camera lu·ci·da  (ls-d)

n. pl. camera lu·ci·das

An optical device that projects an image of an object onto a plane surface, especially for tracing.

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[New Latin camera lcida : Latin camera, chamber + Latin lcida, feminine of lcidus, light.]

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camera lucida [ˈluːsɪdə]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an instrument attached to a microscope, etc. to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image

[New Latin: light chamber]

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camera lucida - an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it microscope - magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell" optical device - a device for producing or controlling light