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Camera obscura
Camera obscura Cam"e*ra ob*scu"ra [LL. camera chamber + L. obscurus, obscura, dark.] (Opt.) 1. An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced. 2. (Photog.) An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; -- commonly called simply the camera.
Obscurant
Obscurant Ob*scur"ant, n. [L. obscurans, p. pr. of obscurare to obscure.] One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. --Coleridge.
Obscurantism
Obscurantism Ob*scur"ant*ism, n. The system or the principles of the obscurants. --C. Kingsley.
Obscurantist
Obscurantist Ob*scur"ant*ist, n. Same as Obscurant. --Ed. Rev.
Obscuration
Obscuration Ob`scu*ra"tion, n. [L. obscurativ: cf.F. obscuration. See Obscure, v. t. ] The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse. --Sir J. Herschel.

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- A camera obscura (pl. camerae obscurae or camera obscuras; from Latin camera obscūra 'dark chamber') is the natural phenomenon in which the rays of light...
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- Naja obscura, the obscure cobra, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Egypt. Alongside Naja haje and Naja nubiae, it...