photograph — a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto light-sensitive material
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto light-sensitive material
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
Example Sentences
- My mom still prints every photograph instead of keeping them digital - our house looks like a photo museum!
- The photograph on his driver's license looks nothing like him now.
- She's been trying to photograph her cat for an hour, but it keeps looking away right when she clicks!
photograph
NOUN[/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/]
a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto light-sensitive material
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word emerged in the 19th century from Greek roots combining 'photos' (light) and 'graphos' (to write or draw). It literally means 'to write or draw with light', capturing the revolutionary technique of capturing images through the action of light on photosensitive surfaces.
Breakdown
photo- (from Greek 'photos', meaning light) + -graph (from Greek 'graphos', meaning to write or draw). Together they form the concept of 'light writing' or 'light drawing'.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom still prints every photograph instead of keeping them digital - our house looks like a photo museum!”
“The photograph on his driver's license looks nothing like him now.”
“She's been trying to photograph her cat for an hour, but it keeps looking away right when she clicks!”
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