Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photomicrograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
pho-tomi-cro-graph
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photograph taken using a microscope.

verb

To photograph through a microscope.

Transitive verb

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-)der. English photo- English micrograph English photomicrograph From photo- + micrograph.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photomicrographs (plural) photomicrographs (present, singular) photomicrographing (participle, present) photomicrographed (participle, past) photomicrographed (past)

Derived Forms

photomicrography ultraphotomicrograph

Frequently Paired Words

microphotograph electron micrograph

Synonyms

photomicrogram

Questions

What does photomicrograph mean?
A photograph taken using a microscope.
Where does photomicrograph come from?
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-)der. English photo- English micrograph English photomicrograph From photo- + micrograph.

How to pronounce photomicrograph

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “photomicrograph”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “photomicrograph”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “photomicrograph” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.