English Explanatory Dictionary

telephotography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens.
  2. The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile.

Word forms

telephotography

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- 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 English telephotography From tele- + photography.

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