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Camera Lucida

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An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the microscope.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Camera Lucida'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/camera-lucida.html. 1828.
 
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