pho·tog·ra·phy (f?-t?g?r?-f?)n.1. The art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.2. The art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs.3. A body of photographs.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.photography (f??t??r?f?) n1. (Photography) the process of recording images on sensitized material by the action of light, X-rays, etc, and the chemical processing of this material to produce a print, slide, or cine film2. (Photography) the art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs, making cine films, etcCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pho?tog?ra?phy (f??t?g r? fi) n. 1. the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy. 2. cinematography. [1839] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.PhotographySee also art; films actinography1. the measurement of the intensity of radiation with a recording actinometer, usually by the photochemical effect.2. the calculation of suitable exposure times in photography through the use of a recording actinometer. ? actinographic, adj.astrophotographya form of photography used to record astronomical phenomena.autoradiographradioautograph.autotype1. a photographic process in which pictures are produced in one color or shades of one color by the use of a carbon pigment. Also called autotypy.2. the picture so created.chromophotographythe art of making colored photographs.cinematicsthe art or principles of making motion pictures. ? cinematic, adj.cinematographythe art or technique of motion-picture photography. ? cinematographer, cinematographist, n. ? cinematographic, adj.collotype1. a photographic plate made with a gelatin film, capable of highly detailed reproductions.2. the process of making such a plate.3. the picture made with such a plate.cyanotypea blueprint.daguerreotypean obsolete form of photography in which images were produced on chemically treated plates of metal or glass. ? daguerreotypic, daguerreotypical, adj. ? daguerreotypist, n.densitometeran optical device for measuring the density of a photographic negative.electrographyan apparatus for electrically transmitting pictures. ? electrograph, n. ? electrographic, adj.ferrotype1. an early photographic process in which a positive image was taken directly on a thin plate of sensitized iron or tin.2. the picture produced by this method. Also called stannotype, tintype.gastrophotographya form of photography for examining the interior of the stomach by introducing a small camera into it.heliochromythe art or process of producing natural color photographic prints; color photography. ? heliochrome, n. ? heliochromic, adj.heliotypographythe practice of making phototypes.heliotypythe process of making pictures by printing directly from gelatin film that has been exposed under a negative and fixed with chrome alum.holographya technique for producing a three-dimensional photographic representation, recorded on film by a reflected laser beam of a subject illuminated by part of the same laser beam.megalethoscopean optical device similar to a stereoscope in which a photograph is greatly magnified and the effect of perspective is deepened.mutoscopean instrument for recording and reproducing the illusion of motion by means of a series of photographs.nephographan instrument for photographing clouds.panchromatismthe quality or condition of being sensitive to all colors, as certain types of photographic film. ? panchromatic, adj.photobibliographythe use of photography as an aid to book description.photobiographya biography related mostly or entirely through photographs.photochromythe process or production of color photographs; color photography. Cf. heliochromy.photochronograph1. a camera for recording motion by a series of photographs taken at brief intervals.2. the photograph so produced.3. a camera that records the exact time of the event it is photographing by exposing a moving sensitized plate to the tracing of a thin beam of light synchronized with the event.photodramaa photoplay or dramatic narrative illustrated with or related through photographs.photoglyphyphotogravure or the process of engraving by means of photography. ? photoglyphic, adj.photogrammetrythe use of photography for surveying or map-making. Cf. phototopography.photogravure1. a form of photoengraving in which the photograph is reproduced on an intaglio surface and then transferred to paper.2. the photograph produced by this process.photojournalisma form of journalism in which photographs play a more important part than written copy. ? photojournalist, n.photolithographythe process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure. ? photolithographer, n. ? photolithographic, adj.photomicrographythe process of taking photographs through a microscope. Also called photomicroscopy. ? photomicrograph, n.phototopographysurveying or map-making by means of photography. Cf. photogrammetry. ? phototopographic, phototopographical, adj.phototypythe art or technique of making photographic plates. ? phototypic, adj.platinotype1. a photographic process in which a platinum salt is used in place of the more usual silver salts to produce a more permanent print.2. a photographic print so made.radioautographa photograph produced on film by the radioactive rays from the object being photographed. Also called autoradiograph. ? radioautographic, adj. ? radioautography, n.radiographythe technique of producing images on photographic film by the action of x rays or other radioactive materials. Also called scotography. ? radiograph, n.radiophotographythe process or technique of transmitting and receiving photographs by radio.reprographya collective term for all kinds of processes used for the facsimile reproduction of documents or books.roentgenography, röntgenographyx-ray photography.scotographyradiography. See also radiation. ? scotograph, n.sensitometera device for determining the sensitivity of film. ? sensitometiy, n. ? sensitometric, adj.spectrographythe technique of using a spectrograph, an optical device for breaking light down into a spectrum and recording the results photographically. ? spectrographic, adj.spectroheliograma photograph of the sun made using monochromatic light.stannotypeferrotype.telephotography1. the art or process of photographing distant objects by using a telephoto lens or a telescope with a camera.2. electrography. ? telephotographic, adj.teliconographan apparatus combining a telescope and the camera lucida, used for producing images of distant objects on a screen.time lapse photographythe motion-picture photography of a slow and continuous process, as the sprouting of a seed, especially by exposing one frame at a time at regular intervals.tintypeferrotype.tomographyx-ray photography of a thin cross section of tissue.vectographya stereoscopic process involving two superimposed images polarized at 90° to each other and viewed through polarizing glasses for a three-dimensional effect. ? vectograph, n. ? vectographic, adj.woodburytype1. an early photographic process in which a relief image on gelatin is used to produce an intaglio impression on a lead or other soft metal plate from which prints are then made in a press.2. the picture produced by this process.-Ologies & -Isms. 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