photograph

pronunciation

How to pronounce photograph in British English: UK [ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf]word uk audio image

How to pronounce photograph in American English: US [ˈfəʊtəɡræf] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
  • Verb:
    record on photographic film
    undergo being photographed in a certain way

Word Origin

photograph (n.)
1839, "picture obtained by photography," coined by Sir John Herschel from photo- + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." It won out over other suggestions, such as photogene and heliograph. Neo-Anglo-Saxonists prefer sunprint; and sun-picture (1846) was an early Englishing of the word. The verb, as well as photography, are first found in a paper read before the Royal Society on March 14, 1839. Related: Photographed; photographing.

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Example

1. There is a lot to see in this photograph !
2. So it will be interesting to hear her thoughts on this photograph .
3. Two members of our pr team died getting this photograph .
4. A 1912 photograph of a dining room on the titanic .
5. Together , these two elements determine the exposure of your photograph .

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