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

Figure 13.19 Dorsal Root Ganglion The cell bodies of sensory neurons, which are unipolar neurons by shape, are seen in this photomicrograph.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Chemist von Grosse took a photomicrograph of his precious mite by the light of its own rays.

From Time Magazine Archive

They can be seen with special ultraviolet microscopes, but strong ultraviolet is also deadly to cells; only the picture of a tiny corpse appears in the photomicrograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

The various sized particles, both large and small, resulting from the corrosion process, are prominently shown in the photomicrograph.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

A photomicrograph of curd at the time the salt is added.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George