in camera
AdverbWordNet 3.0
Adverb (1)
- kept private or confined to those intimately concerned“it was discussed privately between the two men”“privately, she thought differently”“some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat”“he was questioned in private”Synonyms: privatelyin privatein camera
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Camera \Cam"e*ra\, n.; pl. E. Cameras, L. Camerae. [L. vault, arch, LL., chamber. See Chamber.] A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura. [1913 Webster]
Bellows camera. See under Bellows.
In camera (Law), in a judge's chamber, that is, privately; as, a judge hears testimony which is not fit for the open court in camera.
Panoramic camera, or Pantascopic camera, a photographic camera in which the lens and sensitized plate revolve so as to expose adjacent parts of the plate successively to the light, which reaches it through a narrow vertical slit; -- used in photographing broad landscapes. --Abney. [1913 Webster]