Meaning of the word camera-obscura in English

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camera-obscura

US /ˌkæm.rə əbˈskjʊr.ə/
UK /ˌkæm.rə əbˈskjʊr.ə/

Noun

1.

a box, room, or device with a small hole that lets light through and shows an image on an opposite surface:

Example:
A leaf with a tiny hole is perhaps the most primitive form of pinhole camera, also called a camera obscura.
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