English Dictionary

camera lucida

名詞

An instrument that uses a shaped prism or mirrors to cause an apparent image of external objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, so that the outlines may be conveniently traced.

日本語の意味

対象物の像を、プリズムや鏡の作用で平面上に見かけ上投影し、その輪郭をなぞり取ることができる装置

Before starting the portrait, she positioned a camera lucida to project the sitter's outline onto her paper for precise tracing.

肖像画を描き始める前に、彼女はプリズムや鏡を使って外部の像を平面に映し出し、その輪郭を正確になぞるための写図器を紙の上に設置した。

意味（1）

An instrument that uses a shaped prism or mirrors to cause an apparent image of external objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, so that the outlines may be conveniently traced.

camera lucidas （ plural ）