A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Camera obscura
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An apparatus in which the image of an external object orobjects is, by means of lenses. thrown upon a sensitized plate orsurface placed at the back or an extensible darkened box or chambervariously modifled; -- commonly called simply the camera.
Camera obscura meaning & definition 1 of Camera obscura.
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Camera = Latin for “room”
[Obscura] = Latin for “dark”
Go into a very dark room on a bright day. Make a small hole in a window cover and look at the opposite wall. What do you see? Magic! There in [full color] and movement will be the world outside the window — upside down! This magic is explained by a simple law of the physical world. Light travels in a straight line and when some of the rays reflected from a bright subject pass through a small hole in thin material they do not [scatter] but cross and reform as an upside down image on a flat surface held parallel to the hole. This law of [optics] was known in ancient times.
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A Great Band consisting of:
Tracyanne - Vocals, Guitars
Kenny - Guitars, Vocals
Gavin - Bass Guitar
Nigel - Trumpet, Percussion
Lee - Drums, Percussion
[Carey] - piano, organ, VocalsCamera obscura meaning & definition 2 of Camera obscura.
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<small>An amazing [band].</small>
Camera obscura meaning & definition 3 of Camera obscura.