单词 | minox |
释义 | Minoxn. Photography. A proprietary name for: a type of miniature camera.Its commercial production began in Latvia in 1938. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > proprietary Kodak1888 Kodet1894 Brownie1902 Leica1925 Rolleiflex1930 Rollei1938 Minox1939 Polaroid1953 Rolly1961 Instamatic1962 1939 Miniature Camera Oct. 1031/1 It is no exaggeration to say that the Minox is an exceptionally clever and interesting camera. 1940 E. J. Meehan Let. 9 July in www.minoxlab.com (O.E.D. Archive) We would like to take this opportunity to announce the advent of the new Minox Miniature Camera to the American photographic market... The Minox was the outcome of extensive research by a group of scientific engineers. 1952 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 5 Sept. 433/1 Several miniature miniatures have already appeared on the market. One notable example is the Minox. This uses 16-mm. film..and the negatives produced give moderate size enlarged prints of good quality. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File ii. 20 Chico..would have been making time with the Minox camera. 1989 M. Norman These Good Men iii. 91 I reached into my pocket for the tiny Minox I carried and stepped back to take the measure of my comrades. 2013 J. Duns Dead Drop v. 78 Once inside, he quickly leaned the chair against the doorknob and took out his Minox. It was time to get to work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939 |
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