Definitions for photograph
ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑfpho·to·graph

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 10 votes

1. photograph, photo, exposure, picture, picverb

   a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

2. photograph, snap, shootverb

   record on photographic film

   "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

3. photographverb

   undergo being photographed in a certain way

   "Children photograph well"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. photographnoun

   A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

2. photographverb

   To take a photograph of.

3. photographverb

   To take photographs.

4. photographverb

   To appear in a photograph.

   She photographs well. The camera loves her.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Photograph

   A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now created using a smartphone/camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating such images is called photography.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. photograph

   A photograph is an image created by capturing light onto a light-sensitive material or sensor using a camera. It serves as a visual representation of a scene or object at a particular moment in time. Photographs can convey information, emotions, and visual aesthetics. They are often used for documentation, artistic expression, communication, and preservation of memories.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Photographnoun

   a picture or likeness obtained by photography

2. Photographverb

   to take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group

3. Photographverb

   to practice photography; to take photographs

4. Etymology: [Photo- + -graph.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Photograph

   A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating photographs is called photography. The word "photograph" was coined in 1839 by Sir John Herschel and is based on the Greek φῶς, meaning "light", and γραφή, meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light".

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Photograph

   From the two Greek words photos, light, and graphein, to write. Accordingly a picture obtained by the action of light and transferred to paper chemically prepared.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'photograph' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3999

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'photograph' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2666

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'photograph' in Nouns Frequency: #810

How to pronounce photograph?

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How to say photograph in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of photograph in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of photograph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of photograph in a Sentence

1. Ted Koppel:

   When I disagreed, Sasha Baron Cohen showed me a photograph on Sasha Baron Cohen laptop of a huge inaugural crowd and a man holding a digital clock on a pole, the clock said 11 p.m. My interviewer pointed out that if the crowd was that huge at 11, hours after the actual inauguration, it had to have been the biggest ever.

2. Mark Milley:

   As senior leaders, everything you do will be closely watched. And I am not immune. As many of you saw, the result of the photograph of me at Lafayette Square last week. That sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society, i should not have been there.

3. Charniele Herring:

   Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told me personally on Friday that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam acknowledges it was Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in the photograph.

4. Tallulah Bankhead:

   They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.

5. Eric Garcetti:

   I wore my mask the entire game. When people ask for a photograph, I hold my breath and I put it here and people can see that, there is a zero percent chance of infection from that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=photograph
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Photograph
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=photograph
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=photograph