Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photography

/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-gra-phy
IPA
/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.

Uncountable

noun

The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "go on a photography course"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: photographie

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
  • British English: /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

photographies (plural)

Derived Forms

aerophotography antiphotography astrophotography chromophotography chronophotography cinemaphotography cinephotography electrophotography femtophotography foodtography lithophotography Lomography

Phrases

aerial photography color photography digital photography director of photography fan camera photography femto-photography flash photography glamour photography

Frequently Paired Words

phonography photographer photographic

Synonyms

picture taking

Rhymes With

geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography typography chromatography iconography oceanography

Questions

How do you pronounce photography?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/.
What does photography mean?
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
Where does photography come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce photography

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