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.

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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.]

FreebaseRate 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. Tallulah Bankhead:

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

2. 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.

3. Maria Cecilia Mosquera:

   She took the time to photograph his little hands, his little feet, his hair, his ears, everything about him, ...All his beautiful little features, which in the seven hours he lived, I didn't have time to fully appreciate.

4. Unknown:

   A memory is a photograph taken by the heart to make a special moment last forever.

5. Jeffrey Sedlik:

   The fact that a person is pictured in a photograph does not give that person any measure of ownership in the copyright of the photograph, nor any right to make use of the photograph.

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