Definition of PHOTOGRAPHY

photography

Plural: photographies

Noun

  • the act of taking and printing photographs
  • the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
  • the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
  • The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
  • The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

Examples

  • go on a photography course

Origin / Etymology

From French photographie. By surface analysis, photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing". From φωτός (phōtós, “of light”, genitive), and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Synonyms

picture taking

Scrabble Score: 25

photography: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
photography: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
photography: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

photography: valid Words With Friends Word