Bellows (disambiguation) — A bellows is a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location.Bellows may also refer to: * Bellows (photography) * Metal bellows * Bellows Air Force Station * Expansion joints See also * George Bellows *… … Wikipedia
Bellows — Bel lows, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bellows camera — Bellows Bel lows, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… … Universalium
photography — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Picture taking Nouns 1. photography, picture taking; aerial, architectural, available light, candid, digital, fashion, fine art, infrared, laser, paper negative, print, product, scenic, still, stereo… … English dictionary for students
Bellows camera — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
A pair of bellows — Bellows Bel lows, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrostatic bellows — Bellows Bel lows, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Macro photography — is close up photography; the classical definition is that the image projected on the film plane (i.e., film or a digital sensor) is close to the same size as the subject. On 35 mm film (for example), the lens is typically optimized to focus… … Wikipedia
History of photography — The first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1826[1] by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.[2] … Wikipedia