PHOTOGRAPH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of photograph in English

photograph
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ us
/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf/
(informal photo)
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a picture produced using a camera:
a colour/black-and-white photograph
aerial photographs
nude photographs
My parents took lots of photographs of us when we were small.
Synonyms
exposure
pic informal
picture
snap (PHOTOGRAPH) UK informal
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photograph
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ us
/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf/
B2
to take a picture using a camera:
I prefer photographing people rather than places.
[ + obj + -ing verb ] MacKay was photographed leaving the building.
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snap (PHOTOGRAPH)
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pap verb informal mainly UK
photograph well/badly
to appear attractive/unattractive in photographs:
I don't usually wear black because it doesn't photograph well.
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(Definition of photograph from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

photograph | American Dictionary

photograph
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈfoʊ·t̬əˌɡræf/
(short form photo)
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an image of a person, object, or view that is produced by using a camera and film:
color/black-and-white photographs

photograph

verb [ T ] us
/ˈfoʊ·t̬əˌɡræf/
We photographed the house to document the damage done by the storm.

photographer

noun [ C ] us
/fəˈtɑɡ·rə·fər/
a fashion/newspaper photographer
(Definition of photograph from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of photograph

photograph
There is something placed about his people, as if he had asked them to stand still and hold their pose while he photographed them.
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We next corrected the large-scale variation in brightness found in most fundus photographs.
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Copies of interesting x-rays or photographs can be kept, thus further increasing learning resources.
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Drawings can serve to indicate the location of details depicted in the photographs.
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Could the upper-storey openings revealed in the 1920 photographs be ancient passages between adjoining bays of the 1550s construction?
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The anxiety also finds expression in these photographs.
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The visibility levels in these photographs were later converted to deciviews for the current analysis.
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The use of paper clips (which mark photographs) should be avoided.
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Given the scarcity of buildings selected for publication, the magazine essentially relied for its images on drawings and photographs of models.
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The central aim of the work reported here was to present images that were indistinguishable from photographs of the completed project.
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He does his conceptualizing with watercolour sketches and with models photographed under anticipated lighting conditions.
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Most books on architecture present buildings by means of photographs and drawings and then there is written comment.
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The specification contains no photographs, drawings, or diagrams.
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Booklets of photographs of all the children in a given class were handed out.
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In historical research this can be any primary source material, from actual text to photographs, transcripts, and artefacts from the past.
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Collocations with photograph

photograph

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aerial photograph
Her body and gaze are oriented to the aerial photograph.
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black-and-white photograph
They do not; they see it as a dull, black-and-white photograph colour.
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colour photograph
A charge will be made for colour photograph reproduction.
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Translations of photograph

in Chinese (Traditional)
照片，相片, 攝影，照相…
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照片，像片, 摄影，照相…
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fotografía, fotografiar, fotografía [feminine…
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छायाचित्र, कॅमेरा वापरून छायाचित्र टिपणे…
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写真, ～の写真を撮る, ～を撮影する…
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fotoğraf, fotoğraf çekmek, fotoğrafını çekmek…
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photographie [feminine], photographier, photographie…
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கேமராவைப் பயன்படுத்தி எடுக்கப்பட்ட படம்…
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(कैमरे से ली गई एक) फोटोग्राफ, छायाचित्र, तस्वीर…
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તસવીર, છબી, કેમેરા વડે તસવીર ખેંચવી…
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foto, billede, fotografere…
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fotografi, fotografera…
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gambar foto, mengambil gambar…
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die Fotografie, fotografieren…
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bilde [neuter], fotografi [neuter], fotografere…
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فوٹو گراف, تصویر (کیمرہ سے لی جانے والی تصویر), تصویر کھینچنا (کیمرے سے)…
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фотографія, знімок, фотографувати…
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фотография, фотографировать…
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ఫోటో, ఫోటోగ్రాఫ్, కెమెరాతో తీసిన ఒక చిత్రం…
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صورة, يُصَوِّر…
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ক্যামেরা ব্যবহার করে তোলা একটি ছবি, ক্যামেরা ব্যবহার করে ছবি তোলা…
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fotografie, fotografovat…
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foto, membuat foto…
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ภาพถ่าย, ถ่ายภาพ…
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bức ảnh, chụp ảnh…
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zdjęcie, fotografia, robić zdjęcie…
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사진, 사진을 찍다…
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fotografia, fotografare…
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