camera obscura

camera obscura
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la cámara oscura
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The camera obscura was based on the same optical principles as the modern camera, but without the capability of permanently capturing the image.La cámara oscura funcionaba por el mismo principio óptico que la cámara moderna, pero sin la capacidad de capturar la imagen de forma permanente.
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