photography

[ fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]
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noun
  1. the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.

Origin of photography

1
First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graphy

Other words from photography

  • mul·ti·pho·tog·ra·phy, noun

Words Nearby photography

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How to use photography in a sentence

  • For long-exposure photography, the advantage above referred to is obvious, but it is attended by certain disadvantages.

    Photographs of Nebul and Clusters | James Edward Keeler
  • Instead of printing, they take the direct photography of events and the phonetic impression of words.

    Urania | Camille Flammarion
  • Nearly every ship had its official photographers, and there were photography planes in the air.

    The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • For several years he has made a special study of photography in all its various branches.

    Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
  • A number of women have achieved success in artistic photography.

    The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchy

British Dictionary definitions for photography

photography

/ (fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. the process of recording images on sensitized material by the action of light, X-rays, etc, and the chemical processing of this material to produce a print, slide, or cine film

  2. the art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs, making cine films, etc

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