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Kodak

Kodak

40 2.8
A well-known American company that made cameras and photo film
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkoʊdæk/
translation icon : Kodak
  • And, you know, Kodak was caught up in the analog film world and then the world changed.
  • Eastman Kodak
  • the Kodak Company
  • Kodak recommends

It's the birth place of such fallen giants as Kodak and Xerox.

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Examples

  • My first camera was a Kodak box camera, which my father gave me for my birthday.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This is a Kodak moment.

  • You two have never shared a Kodak moment.

  • Four decades later, in 1940, Kodak workers invented color negative film.

    Academic text (1992)
  • You know, I think a story that every American institution should contemplate is the story of the Kodak company.

  • Each of the ten sessions was recorded using a Kodak Zi6 Pocket video camera.

    Academic text (2015)
  • It's the birth place of such fallen giants as Kodak and Xerox.

  • Real Kodak moment.

  • Gee, another Kodak moment.

  • Many people still associate the term Kodak with high-quality photography.

Compounds

box Kodak
  • Archaic
9.1

A simple box-shaped camera made by Kodak around 1900

Surface Forms

Kodak main

Etymology

Kodak was a made-up name created by the company's founder, George Eastman, who liked the strong sound of the letter K and wanted a short, easy-to-remember word. That's why Kodak became the famous name linked to cameras and film.