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Camera obscuraCamera 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.
ObscurantistObscurantist Ob*scur"ant*ist, n.
Same as Obscurant. --Ed. Rev. ObscurationObscuration 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.
Meaning of Obscura from wikipedia
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Obscura may
refer to:
Obscura (album), the
third album by
Gorguts Obscura (band), a
German death metal band "
Obscura" (Smallville episode) from season...
- 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...
- Look up
camera obscura in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
camera obscura (Latin for dark chamber) is a
device for
projecting an
image on a screen, using...
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Candela Obscura is the name of both an
American actual play web
series and its
spinoff tabletop role-playing game system. The
Candela Obscura show is...
- The
longicorn beetle Phoracantha obscura is a
species of
beetle native to Australia.
Males are
between 13 and 28 mm
while females are 14 to 29 mm. The...
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Betta obscura (
obscura meaning "dark in color") is a
species of
gourami that
occurs in the
Barito basin in
Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. This
species is...
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Camera Obscura are a
Scottish indie pop band from Glasgow. The
group formed in 1996, and have
released six
studio albums to date. Led by
primary singer...
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Obscura is a
German technical death metal band from Landshut,
founded by
guitarist and
vocalist Steffen Kummerer in 2002. The band has
released seven...
- 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...
- Europe; both
shared the name
Titanoeca obscura, but at
different times.
While G.
obscura was
never cited as T.
obscura since its
original description in 1878...
