🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cámara de cine

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈka.ma.ɾa de ˈsi.ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cine-camera/ˈsɪn.ɪˌkæm.rə/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El director ajustó la lente de la cámara de cine."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A motion picture camera, especially a portable one used for filming movies.

    "The vintage cine-camera was carefully loaded with 16mm film before shooting began."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form 'cine-' (short for cinema, originating from the Greek 'kīnēma' meaning movement) combined with 'camera' (from Latin 'camera' meaning vaulted room, later referring to a photographic apparatus). The compound emerged in the early 20th century with the rapid popularization of motion picture technology.

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