photograph

American  

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a picture produced by photography.

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verb (used with object)

1. to take a photograph of.

verb (used without object)

1. to practice photography.

2. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way.

   The children photograph well.

photograph British  

/ ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. Often shortened to: photo.  an image of an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material

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verb

1. to take a photograph of (an object, person, scene, etc)

Other Word Forms

• photographable adjective
• rephotograph verb (used with object)
• unphotographable adjective
• unphotographed adjective
• well-photographed adjective

Etymology

Origin of photograph

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

The judge said the alleged wrongdoing was based solely on "photographs and videos sent" in October 2019 "following an anonymous tip-off," and environmental authorities did not follow up with additional evidence.

From Barron's

The mathematics are proprietary, but Hassibi said the effect was much like compressing a digital photograph without losing visual fidelity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Buffett said that it was a good thing that Epstein never came through Omaha, since there would have been a chance that Buffett would have met him and potentially have been photographed with him.

From Barron's

Her journey to Artemis II began with a photograph.

From BBC

Her memory has the quality of “an old photograph, the edges fuzzy from frequent handling,” and she’s forced to wonder if “she’d made the whole thing up.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• image
• likeness
• photo
• picture
• portrait
• print
• snapshot