What does photograph mean?

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word photograph.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Origins

  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

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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. Ansel Adams:

    I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.

  2. Kok Chwee Sim:

    Spotting in locations such as Singapore where the hobby is less understood, the biggest challenge is posed by the security, even as one is clearly and visibly harmless near an airport, security personnel tend to insist that one moves on and not spot or photograph airplanes.

  3. Maung Soe:

    The only thing on here that is real is my photograph.

  4. Harris County DA -RRB- POLICE:

    Oscar Rosales is the name that he is known by now, it is not known under that name where his true citizenship is, what his true criminal history is, but this photograph tells you who we’re looking for, you can’t run from your own photo.

  5. Di Martino:

    I wanted to photograph new-but-already-established churches from this millennium ... but I had to explain to a lot of people that I wasn't documenting the demise of the Catholic Church or even the loss of churchgoers. but how these churches have now become part of the establishment.

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Translations for photograph

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  • fotograaf, fotoAfrikaans
  • صورة, اِلْتَقَطَ صُورَة, صورة شمسيةArabic
  • зня́ти, сфатаграфава́ць, зняць, здыма́ць, фатаграфава́ць, фатагра́фія, фо́та, фо́тазды́макBelarusian
  • фотогра́фияBulgarian
  • ফটোগ্রাফ, ফটোBengali
  • fotografiar, foto, fotografiaCatalan, Valencian
  • vyfotografovat, fotografie, fotografovatCzech
  • ffotograff, llunWelsh
  • fotografi, fotografereDanish
  • Fotografie, Foto, fotografieren, Lichtbild, FotographieGerman
  • φωτογραφία, φωτογραφίζωGreek
  • foto, fotiEsperanto
  • tomar una foto, fotografía, fotografiar, fotoSpanish
  • fotoEstonian
  • argazkiBasque
  • عکس, فوتوگرافیPersian
  • valokuva, valokuvata, ottaa kuvaFinnish
  • ljósmyndFaroese
  • photographie, photographier, photoFrench
  • fótagraf, grianghrafIrish
  • dealbh, tog dealbhScottish Gaelic
  • fotografar, foto, fotografíaGalician
  • צילם, תצלום, תמונהHebrew
  • फ़ोटो, तस्वीर, फोटोHindi
  • fotó, fénykép, fotózik, fényképezHungarian
  • լուսանկարArmenian
  • fotoIndonesian
  • fotografuro, fotografarIdo
  • ljósmyndIcelandic
  • fotografia, fotografareItalian
  • 撮る, 写真, [[写真]]を[[撮る]]Japanese
  • სურათი, ფოტოGeorgian
  • фотосуретKazakh
  • 사진, [[사진]]을 [[찍다]], 寫真, 찍다Korean
  • scanLatin
  • ກະລິດເຊ, ພາບLao
  • fotografijaLithuanian
  • fotografēt, fotogrāfijaLatvian
  • whakaahua, tango whakaahuaMāori
  • фотогра́фијаMacedonian
  • ဓာတ်ပုံBurmese
  • fotografiNorwegian
  • fotograferen, een foto nemen, fotoDutch
  • eʼelyaaígííNavajo, Navaho
  • fotografiar, fotò, fotografiaOccitan
  • fotografia, zdjęcie, fotografowaćPolish
  • fotografar, foto, retrato, fotografiaPortuguese
  • fotografie, poză, fotografiaRomanian
  • фотогра́фия, фо́то, фотока́рточка, снима́ть, фотографи́ровать, фо́тка, сни́мок, снять, сфотографи́ровать, фотосни́мокRussian
  • slȉka, сли̏ка, fotogràfija, фотогра̀фијаSerbo-Croatian
  • fotografia, fotografovať, fotka, fotiťSlovak
  • fotografija, fotografiratiSlovene
  • fotografi, fotoAlbanian
  • fotografera, foto, kort, fotografiSwedish
  • புகைப்படம்Tamil
  • ఛాయాచిత్రంTelugu
  • รูปภาพ, ภาพถ่าย, รูปThai
  • fotoğraf, fotoğraf çekmek, resim çekmek, fotoğraflamakTurkish
  • رەسىمUyghur, Uighur
  • фотогра́фія, сфотографува́ти, зні́мок, зніма́ти, фотографува́ти, фо́то, фотозні́мокUkrainian
  • تصویر, فوٹوUrdu
  • bức ảnh, tấm hình, chụp ảnh, hình, chụp hình, chụp, ảnhVietnamese
  • fotogafot, fotografotVolapük

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