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photograph.

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/Received-Pronunciation[ˈfəʊ̯.tʰə̥ˌɡɹ̠ɑːf]Received-Pronunciation/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/General-American[ˈfoʊ̯.ɾəˌɡɹ̠æf]General-American

  1. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 From photo- + -graph.

verb/ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/Received-Pronunciation[ˈfəʊ̯.tʰə̥ˌɡɹ̠ɑːf]Received-Pronunciation/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/General-American[ˈfoʊ̯.ɾəˌɡɹ̠æf]General-American

  1. To take a photograph (of).

    intransitive · transitive

  2. To fix permanently in the memory etc.

    figuratively · transitive

  3. To appear in a photograph.

    intransitive
    She photographs well. The camera loves her.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 From photo- + -graph.

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