photography
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photography
- /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ UK
- /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ Canada, dialectal
- /fəˈtɔɡ.ɹə.fi/ Australia
- [fəˈtɔ̟ɡ.ɹə.fi] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
Where it comes from
From French photographie. By surface analysis, photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing". From φῶς (phôs, “of light”), and γράφω (gráphō, “write, draw”).
noun photographies
- The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. go on a photography course
- The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: picture taking, photographing, photograph, photographer, camera, photographic, imaging, photo, kirlian, picture, cameraman, imagery, filming, footage, cinematography, image
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noun art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces
| Español | fotografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사진술 sajinsul |
| 日本語 | 写真撮影 shashin satsuei, 写真術 shashinjutsu, 撮影 satsuei |
| 中文 | 攝影 /摄影 shèyǐng |
| हिन्दी | छायाचित्र chāyācitra, फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी foṭogrāfī, फोटोग्राफी phoṭogrāphī |
| Kiswahili | upigaji picha |
| Português | fotografia |
| Français | photographie |
| Deutsch | Fotografie |
| Italiano | fotografia |
| Ελληνικά | φωτογραφία fotografía |
| Română | fotografie |
| Русский | фотогра́фия fotográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiếp ảnh |
| العربية | تَصْوِير taṣwīr, فُوتُوغْرَافِيَّا futuḡrafiyyā |
| עברית | צילום tzilém |
noun occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs
| Español | fotografía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 攝影 /摄影 shèyǐng |
| Kiswahili | upigaji picha |
| Português | fotografia |
| Français | photographie |
| Deutsch | Fotografie |
| Ελληνικά | φωτογραφική fotografikí |
| Română | fotografia |
| Русский | фотогра́фия fotográfija |
Talk about this word "photography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/photography. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. photography. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/photography "photography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/photography.Cite this
@misc{photography_2026,
title = {photography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/photography},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
