steadicam means A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
1975, from steady + cam, from camera.
noun
- A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.“Steadicam, a revolutionary camera stabilizing device, was not shown, but CP did screen a sample film shot with a Steadicam.”