photography
UKfəˈtɒɡrəfiUSfəˈtɑːɡrəfi
Meaning
1n
The practice or art of making images by recording light.
Structure
Usage
Photography helps her notice small details.
He teaches digital photography at the college.
Etymology
Photography combines photo-, from Greek for light, with -graphy, writing or recording. Its formation describes recording with light.
Analysis
photo-: light; compare photograph and photographer.
-graphy: writing or recording; compare geography. The ending is best understood as -graphy, not an unexplained final y.
Word families
Browse allgraphwrite; draw
01graphicRelating to visual art or computer-generated images, especially involving drawing, printing, or photography.graphwrite; draw02graphA diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically of two variables, each measured along one of a pair of axes at right angles.graphwrite; draw03biographythe story of a person's life written by someone elsegraphwrite; draw04paragraphA distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.graphwrite; draw05telegraphAn old-fashioned system of sending messages over long distances by using electrical signals sent along wires.graphwrite; draw06graphiteA soft, black form of carbon used in pencils and as a lubricant.graphwrite; draw
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01photosynthesisThe process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, involving the pigment chlorophyll and releasing oxygen as a by-product.photolight02photographA picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.photolight03photographicRelating to, used in, or produced by photography.photolight04photorespirationA process in plants, especially in C3 plants, where oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide is released in the presence of light, which reduces the efficiency of photosynthesis.photolight05photodissociationThe process in which a molecule is broken into smaller pieces by the absorption of light.photolight06photoA photograph; a picture made using a camera.photolight
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