photograph

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf]

noun

1. a picture produced by photography.

verb (used with object)

1. to take a photograph of.

verb (used without object)

1. to practice photography.

2. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way.

   The children photograph well.

photograph

/ ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. Often shortened to: photo. an image of an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material

verb

1. to take a photograph of (an object, person, scene, etc)

Other Word Forms

• photographable adjective
• rephotograph verb (used with object)
• unphotographable adjective
• unphotographed adjective
• well-photographed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of photograph¹

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

And nothing says fun like a neon-pink drink that photographs beautifully.

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Using old field photographs and careful detective work, Sereno and his colleagues retraced the locations in east-central Wyoming where several classic dinosaur mummies had first been uncovered in the early 1900s.

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About 20 years ago, one album of photographs from the movement appeared at a London auction.

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But a new trend, which sees people adding AI-generated animals to original photographs, has encouraged some content creators to embrace AI.

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The core tension in the photograph lies in a rub between musicology and musician, theory and practitioner.

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Related Words

• image 
• likeness 
• photo 
• picture 
• portrait 
• print 
• snapshot