photography
Meanings
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.
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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordphotography is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
photography is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
photography is a valid Words With Friends word