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optography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-tog-ra-phy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsin, which is seen as the fixation of an image in the eye.

Uncountable

Etymology

From opto- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

optographic

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does optography mean?
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsin, which is seen as the fixation of an image in the eye.
Where does optography come from?
From opto- + -graphy.

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