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

From Project Gutenberg