box camera

noun

A very simple type of photographic camera, being box shaped, and with a simple lens, and using roll film for taking snapshot pictures.

Similar
box Kodak

Meanings

nounbox camera (plural box cameras)

plural box cameras

  1. artsA very simple type of photographic camera, being box shaped, and with a simple lens, and using roll film for taking snapshot pictures.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna simple camera shaped like a rectangular box

Similar
box Kodak
Broader
cameraphotographic camera

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish laatikkokamera
  • laatikkokameratype of camera
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APA

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MLA

“box camera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20camera. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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