A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

(idiomatic) Hyperbole to illustrate something that is almost impossible to do or to make happen.

(film, television) A specific deliberate movement effected by the camera, such as a pan, zoom, tilt etc.

Camel driver or camel rider, one who travels by camel.

plural of cameleer

(cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a film crew at the beginning of a take.

Reluctant or resisting to be photographed.

A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

An expression critical of committees — which by analogy can extend to both group decision-making as well as abstract or unrelated managerialism — by emphasizing the weaknesses of incorporating too many conflicting and inexperienced opinions into a single project. The distinguishing features of a camel, including its humps, plate-shaped feet, habitual spitting, strange shape and poor temperament, are treated as the sort of deformities that typify a conflicted, or overly idealistic, design process.