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photography

pho·tog·ra·phy
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fuh-tog-ruh-fee]
    • /fəˈtɒg rə fi/
    • /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuh-tog-ruh-fee]
    • /fəˈtɒg rə fi/

Definitions of photography word

  • noun photography the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays. 1
  • noun photography cinematography. 1
  • noun photography art of taking photos 1
  • noun photography process of developing photos 1
  • uncountable noun photography Photography is the skill, job, or process of producing photographs. 0
  • noun photography the process of recording images on sensitized material by the action of light, X-rays, etc, and the chemical processing of this material to produce a print, slide, or cine film 0

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Origin of photography

First appearance:

before 1839
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graphy

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Parts of speech for Photography

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

photography popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

photography usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for photography

noun photography

  • beaux arts — noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.
  • graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
  • arts — cunning or crafty actions or plots; schemes
  • camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
  • cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.

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