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Photograph — Pho to*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photographed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photographing}.] To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group. [1913 Webster] He makes his pen drawing on white paper … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
photograph — [fōt′ə graf΄] n. [ PHOTO + GRAPH] an image or picture made by photography vt. 1. to take a photograph of 2. to FILM (vt. 2) vi. 1. to take photographs … English World dictionary
photograph — [n] a still picture taken with a camera blowup, close up, image, Kodachrome*, Kodak*, likeness, microfilm, mug*, negative, photo, photostat, pic*, picture, pinup*, pix*, Polaroid*, portrait, positive, print, shot*, slide, snap, snapshot,… … New thesaurus
photograph — ► NOUN ▪ a picture made with a camera, in which an image is focused on to film and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment. ► VERB ▪ take a photograph of. DERIVATIVES photographer noun photographic adjective … English terms dictionary
Photograph — Pho to*graph, n. [Photo + graph.] A picture or likeness obtained by photography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Photograph — Pho to*graph, v. i. To practice photography; to take photographs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
photograph — (n.) 1839, picture obtained by photography, coined by Sir John Herschel from PHOTO (Cf. photo ) + GRAPH (Cf. graph) instrument for recording. It won out over other suggestions, such as photogene and heliograph. Neo Anglo Saxonists prefer sunprint … Etymology dictionary
photograph — n portrait, *image, effigy, statue, icon, mask … New Dictionary of Synonyms
photograph — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (also photo) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ old, recent ▪ early, vintage ▪ black and white, colour/color, sepia … Collocations dictionary
Photograph — A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an image created by light falling on a light sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a… … Wikipedia
photograph — pho|to|graph1 W2S2 [ˈfəutəgra:f US ˈfoutəgræf] n also photo informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: photo + graph something written or drawn (from Greek graphein to write )] a picture obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to light ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
