photography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   go on a photography course

2. 2
   noun

   the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies

3. 3
   noun

   the act of taking and printing photographs

4. 4
   noun

   the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces

5. 5
   noun

   The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- 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”).