photograph

American  

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a picture produced by photography.

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

Etymology

Origin of photograph

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

The device can be used to take photographs and stream content and unlike previous smartglasses, the model features a small display that the wearer can see from the corner of his or her eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There were Frank Sinatra photographs all over the place and all the huge bands that had worked there."

From BBC

He booked a room with a view of the hangar and photographed a new aircraft Joby was testing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rosenior took charge of Strasbourg's 1-1 draw at Nice on Saturday and was photographed at Strasbourg airport by French football publication L'Equipe on Sunday, sitting alongside the club's sporting director David Weir.

From BBC

Among the bouquets, there are handwritten notes with names and photographs.

From BBC

Related Words

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