photomural

American  

[foh-tuh-myoor-uhl] / ˈfoʊ təˌmyʊər əl /

noun

1. a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.

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photomural British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈmjʊərəl /

noun

1. a decoration covering all or part of a wall consisting of a single enlarged photograph or a montage

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• photomuralist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of photomural

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + mural

Example Sentences

Across the room is the idyllic opposite, a soaring, black-and-white photomural of El Capitan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2016

I asked Mr. Wallace whether any thought might be given to recreating the Bourke-White photomural digitally and displaying it at regular intervals in the rotunda.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2014

Giant microphones, vacuum tubes, capstans, switches, rheostats and broadcast towers erupted around you in a circular photomural 67 feet in diameter.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2014

Hidden from the bustle behind a slatted wooden wall, its interior is dominated by a calming photomural of a Georgia pine forest.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2011

To design, enlarge and print their photomural, the FSA photographic unit took three months.

From Time Magazine Archive