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microphotograph.

A photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope.

15 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope.

  2. A photograph taken through a microscope, an enlarged picture of a very small item or area: a photomicrograph.

    proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph English microphotograph From micro- + photograph.

verb

  1. To create such a photograph

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph English microphotograph From micro- + photograph.

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