Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Camera lucida \Cam"e*ra lu"ci*da\ [L. camera chamber + L.
lucidus, lucida, lucid, light.] (Opt.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
camera lucida
n 1: an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables
an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing
surface for sketching it