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movie camera vs camera

camera vs movie camera

movie camera and camera both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
movie camera Yes No No No
camera Yes No No No
As nouns, camera is a hypernym of movie camera; that is, camera is a word with a broader meaning than movie camera:
  • movie camera: a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
  • camera: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Other hypernyms of movie camera include photographic camera.
movie camera (noun) camera (noun)
a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
Difference between movie camera and camera

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