kodak

C2 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈkoʊdæk/ UK /ˈkəʊdæk/ See IPA manual

Freq #33317

Meanings

1

noun
a camera, especially a small hand camera (historical generic use of the trademark)

The traveler carried a kodak so that he could record each stage of the journey.
2

noun
a snapshot or photograph taken with a camera (dated)

The album contained faded kodaks of the harbor before the new docks were built.
3

verb
to photograph with a camera (dated)

Tourists stopped to kodak the castle from the roadside.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a camera, especially a... camera

2 noun · a snapshot or photograph... snapshotphotograph

3 verb · to photograph with a camera... photograph snap

Word family

Derived forms kodakerkodakistkodakry

Related forms camera photographsnapshot

Etymology

From Kodak, the camera trademark introduced by George Eastman's company in 1888. Eastman coined the name rather than deriving it from an older word; historical generic use then produced lowercase nouns for a camera or photograph and a verb meaning "to photograph."

Topics

Technology & Computing

External links

# kodak

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊdæk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊdæk/
**Frequency rank:** 33317

## Meanings
1. a camera, especially a small hand camera (historical generic use of the trademark)
2. a snapshot or photograph taken with a camera (dated)
3. to photograph with a camera (dated)

## Examples
- The traveler carried a kodak so that he could record each stage of the journey.
- The album contained faded kodaks of the harbor before the new docks were built.
- Tourists stopped to kodak the castle from the roadside.

## Synonyms
- camera
- snapshot
- photograph

## Derived Forms
- kodaker
- kodakist
- kodakry

## Related Forms
- camera
- photograph
- snapshot

## Etymology
From Kodak, the camera trademark introduced by George Eastman's company in 1888. Eastman coined the name rather than deriving it from an older word; historical generic use then produced lowercase nouns for a camera or photograph and a verb meaning "to photograph."

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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