camera /ˈkæməɹə/noun 4forms 2phrases 1 noun4 •a machine used to take photos or to make films •The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.I'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before. — 2006 •A vaulted room. •A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera. formscamerae · cameras Phrases with camera make love to the cameraTo pose or act in a way that suggests genuine emotional involvement, while being filmed or photographed.