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telephotography

[ tel-uh-fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌtɛl ə fəˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

photography of distant objects, using a telephoto lens.

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Origin of telephotography

First recorded in 1880–85; tele-1 + photography

OTHER WORDS FROM telephotography

tel·e·pho·to·graph·ic [tel-uh-foh-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌtɛl əˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby telephotography

telephonic, telephonist, telephony, telephoto, telephotograph, telephotography, telephoto lens, telephotometer, teleplasm, teleplay, telepoint
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Example sentences from the Web for telephotography

  • In astronomical observations, for instance, they employ a system of telephotography.

    The World's Greatest Books, Vol IV.|Editors: Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

  • Telephotography was the simplest problem—the others required an almost superhuman amount of labor.

    The Chamber of Life|Green Peyton Wertenbaker

British Dictionary definitions for telephotography

telephotography
/ (ˌtɛlɪfəˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the process or technique of photographing distant objects using a telephoto lens

Derived forms of telephotography

telephotographic (ˌtɛlɪˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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