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Obscura | Obscuration | Obscurantism | Obscurations

Using Obscura

  • In the example corpus, obscura often appears in combinations such as: camera obscura, atlas obscura, obscura in.

Context around Obscura

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

camera 13× atlas 4× includes 1× candela 1× caesura 1×

Often after:

used 2× involves 1× sestais 1× show 1× dug 1× reports 1× allows 1× art 1× design 1× latin 1×

Sentence patterns with Obscura

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a camera obscura 1× a camera obscura by means 1× a camera obscura since 1816 1× a camera obscura used for 1× and atlas obscura 1× atlas obscura dug into 1× atlas obscura reports on 1× first candela obscura show in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a freestanding room 1× according to atlas 1× around the year 1× atlas obscura dug 1× atlas obscura reports 1× critical role has 1×

Common sentence endings:

a camera obscura 1× and atlas obscura 1× and bobby s 1× angeles this may 1× ave santa monica 1× beidzot ir klāt 1×

Words around Obscura

Just before it in the word index:

obscur 2 obscenity 71 obscenities 41 obscenely 22 obscene 218 obsbot 2

Just after it in the word index:

obscurantism 7 obscuration 8 obscurations 2 obscure 605 obscured 201 obscurely 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

abrasion 43 abscess 43 aced 43 ackman 43 actinides 43 adelson 43

Corpus analysis for Obscura

  • In this selection, "obscura" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, camera, atlas, includes, used, involves and sestais stand out and add context to how "obscura" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a camera obscura and a camera obscura by means. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obscura" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obscura

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

So, this includes Obscura Café, Moon in the Square and Bobby’s. (12 words)

A freestanding room-sized camera obscura in the shape of a camera. (12 words)

According to Atlas Obscura, it's the only public monument dedicated to the devil. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Used in various forms for thousands of years, the “camera obscura” involves a darkened room or box into which the outside image is projected through a small hole or lens. (30 words)

For example, Kepler had built a portable tent, and outfitted the camera obscura with a lens by 1620. citation citation This set-up remained popular up to the early 1800s. (30 words)

Around the year 1800, Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance. (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

He sees technology as an evolutionary thread throughout history, from the camera obscura used by Renaissance artists to faxes, Polaroids, iPads and cameras.

So, this includes Obscura Café, Moon in the Square and Bobby’s.

Used in various forms for thousands of years, the “camera obscura” involves a darkened room or box into which the outside image is projected through a small hole or lens.

Četrus pavasarus vēlāk "Camera Obscura" sestais studijas albums "Look to the East, Look to the West" beidzot ir klāt.

Critical Role has another special live show on the way, as they will hold their first Candela Obscura show in Los Angeles this May.

Her work covering healthcare and ecology has appeared in Bay Nature Magazine, Hakai, and Atlas Obscura.

According to Atlas Obscura, it's the only public monument dedicated to the devil.

Atlas Obscura dug into the composition of three recent examples around the globe, and what they say about the cities and people that created them.

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Atlas Obscura reports on evidence of the oldest beer ever brewed, which was found in Raqefet Cave in Israel.

This exhibition of artist ’s work, “Caesura Obscura,” allows visitors to interact directly with the banners, moving through them throughout the space.

Wear comfortable shoes and clothes to move in. Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.

A freestanding room-sized camera obscura in the shape of a camera.

Around the year 1800, Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.

Daguerre contributed an improved camera obscura design, but the partnership ended when Niépce died in 1833.

For example, Kepler had built a portable tent, and outfitted the camera obscura with a lens by 1620. citation citation This set-up remained popular up to the early 1800s.

Frizot, p. 18 The name camera obscura, Latin for "dark room", derives from this early implementation of the optical phenomenon.

Gernsheim, pg. 5 The scientist Robert Hooke presented a paper in 1694 to the Royal Society, in which he described a portable camera obscura.

Gernsheim, pp. 9-11 Niépce had been experimenting with ways to fix the images of a camera obscura since 1816.

He ultimately failed at his goal of using the process to create fixed images created by a camera obscura.

History main seeAlso Precursor technologies A camera obscura used for drawing images Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.

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Common combinations with obscura

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