television camera
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən ˈkæmərə/
- Specialized
:
cámara de televisión
- The sale was conducted in front of live television cameras to convince the international financial community that the process was transparent.
- a television camera recorded
Examples
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The television camera captured every moment of the live event, broadcasting it to millions of viewers.
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White lights from television cameras mix with the fireworks of flashbulbs from the print media.
Fiction book (1995) -
We were brought out in front of the television camera.
Fiction book (1993) -
Uh, there will be live television cameras.
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I think the first time she was making that voice it was in front of television cameras.
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Television cameras added a note of technology and created a sense of a wider audience.
Academic text (1998) -
It appears to be a standard television camera.
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The first minutes of the White House meeting were played out before an array of television cameras and print journalists.
Fiction book (1996) -
Crews with television cameras were in the driveway when the car pulled up.
Fiction book (1992) -
Banks of photographers, television cameras, and reporters were clustered all around the reviewing stand to capture the ceremonies.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that takes photos or records video
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1.6
A machine that records moving pictures and sound
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1.8
A camera that records moving pictures for television
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'television' specifies the broadcast medium and 'camera' names the recording device, so the combined meaning (a camera for television) is directly derivable from the constituents. This transparent modifier+noun pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Television camera comes from joining television, which literally means 'seeing from far', and camera, a device that 'takes pictures'. It names a camera that makes pictures for TVs so people far away can 'see' the action.