photomicrograph

American  

[foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf] / ˌfoʊ təˈmaɪ krəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a photograph taken through a microscope.

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photomicrograph British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌmaɪkrəˈɡræfɪk, ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf, ˌfəʊtəʊmaɪˈkrɒɡrəfə, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. Sometimes called: microphotograph.  a photograph of a microscope image

2. a less common name for microphotograph

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photomicrograph Scientific  

/ fō′tō-mī′krə-grăf′ /

1. A photograph made through a microscope.

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Other Word Forms

• photomicrographer noun
• photomicrographic adjective
• photomicrographically adverb
• photomicrography noun

Etymology

Origin of photomicrograph

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + micrograph

Example Sentences

In combination with a microscope, an X-ray or a telescope, the photographs can look like pure abstraction: a series of stark, thorny forms turns out to be a photomicrograph of paper fibres.

From Economist

In the late 1800s, a self-educated Vermont farmer by the name of Wilson Bentley made the first successful image, or “photomicrograph,” of a single snowflake.

From National Geographic

No snow in the forecast but Saturday February 21, I made this #photomicrograph of a #snowflake plate.

From Time

Finally, a here’s photomicrograph of those crazy pyrotechnic glass sponge spicules.

From Scientific American

The photomicrograph of this pigment shows its extremely fine, amorphous nature with complete absence of crystals.

From Project Gutenberg