photomicrograph

[foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf]

noun

1. a photograph taken through a microscope.

photomicrograph

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌmaɪkrəˈɡræfɪk, ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf, ˌfəʊtəʊmaɪˈkrɒɡrəfə, -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

2. a less common name for microphotograph

photomicrograph

1. A photograph made through a microscope.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of photomicrograph¹

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 photomicrographs which are herewith shown were made in the following manner: A part of a panel was placed upon the stage of the microscope and held firmly in place with clips.

From Project Gutenberg