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Noun: photograph  'fow-tu,grãf
  1. A static picture taken by a camera, recorded by focussing light onto a light-sensitive surface (usually a sensor in a digital camera, or historically a chemically treated plate or film)
    "stick the photograph onto the corkboard";
    - photo, exposure, picture, pic [informal], piccy [informal]
Verb: photograph  'fow-tu,grãf
  1. Take a photograph
    "I photographed the scene of the accident";
    - snap [informal], shoot, photo [informal]
     
  2. Undergo being photographed in a certain way
    "Children photograph well";
    - photo [informal]

Derived forms: photographed, photographs, photographing

Type of: enter, put down, record, representation

Encyclopedia: Photograph