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

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic(verb)

   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, shoot(verb)

   record on photographic film

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

3. photograph(verb)

   undergo being photographed in a certain way

   "Children photograph well"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. photograph(Noun)

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

2. photograph(Verb)

   To take a photograph of.

3. photograph(Verb)

   To take photographs.

4. photograph(Verb)

   To appear in a photograph.

   She photographs well. The camera loves her.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Photograph(noun)

   a picture or likeness obtained by photography

2. Photograph(verb)

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

3. Photograph(verb)

   to practice photography; to take photographs

Origin: [Photo- + -graph.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Jojakim Cortis:

   Can we ever really trust a photograph?

2. Pete Souza:

   Every person in this photograph is a patriot.

3. Maung Soe:

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

4. Nabila Bakkatha:

   I have never posted any photograph of me in a bath tub (on social media).

5. Richard Cantor:

   Paparazzi couldn’t just run down to photograph or ask for an interview.

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