Camera-lucida
an optical instrument, often attached to the eyepiece of a microscope, by which the image of an external object is projected on a sheet of paper or the like for tracing.
Historical Examples
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The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites Percy Edward Raymond
noun
an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
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