telecamera

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.

Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.

English tele-

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider.

Proto-Iranian *kamarāder.

Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)bor.

Latin cameralbor.

English camera

English telecamera

From tele- + camera.

Noun

telecamera (plural telecameras)

1. (dated) A television camera, or a video camera more generally.
   • 1944, Billboard, page 82:

     Phil Regan, who has done radio, film and personal appearance work, makes his first appearance before a telecamera.

   • 1949 January 2, Jack Perlis, “Newscaster on Video: Doug Edwards Finds the Transition No Trouble”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     One final matter: Doug Edwards insists that he had proof positive that the CBS telecamera was actually rendered hors de combat during the fateful performance of Gypsy Rose Lee at the Air Force Show held in Madison Square Garden several months ago.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2016 July 7, Josephine McKenna, “Italian police bust fake passport racket amid terror fears”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎^[2], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 July 2016:

     Mr [Giuseppe] De Angelis said the terrorism threat and higher number of illegal immigrants had led the airports to increase the use of technology in surveillance from passport scanners to external telecameras that read the licence plates of parked vehicles outside the terminal.

Related terms

• telecinecamera

Italian

Etymology

From English television camera. By surface analysis, tele- +‎ camera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌte.leˈka.me.ra/, (traditional) /ˌtɛ.leˈka.me.ra/
• Rhymes: -amera
• Hyphenation: te‧le‧cà‧me‧ra

Noun

telecamera f (plural telecamere)

1. television camera
2. (by extension) camera (for taking moving pictures)