box Kodak
- noun
- Archaic
:
cámara Kodak
- My grandmother took family portraits with a box Kodak in the 1920s.
Examples
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The box Kodak revolutionized amateur photography by making it simple and affordable.
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Many families owned a box Kodak in the early 1900s.
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Collectors prize the box Kodak for its iconic design and historical value.
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The box Kodak was revolutionary for amateur photographers.
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Many families cherished their box Kodak, which allowed them to capture everyday moments with ease.
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My grandfather often spoke fondly of his box Kodak, recalling how it transformed family gatherings into treasured photos.
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The box Kodak was a popular choice among early photographers due to its straightforward operation and compact design.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that takes photos or records video
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4.2
A simple camera in the shape of a box with a fixed focus lens and few controls
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2.5
A machine that takes pictures using a lens and film or digital memory
How Complex
1
5.5
38
1.3
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4.8
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3.4
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: it denotes a box-shaped camera produced by Kodak, so a learner who knows 'Kodak' (a camera maker) and 'box' (a box-shaped object) can infer the referent. This is a straightforward brand+object product-denoting construction (like 'Sony TV' or 'Kodak camera'), which is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
The noun box Kodak comes from an early Kodak camera that looked like a small box. It was cheap and very easy to use, so the name came to mean those early, simple cameras used by many people.