aerophotography

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noun

aerial photography

Scrabble 29

Meanings

nounaerophotography (uncountable)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Frenchphotographie
  17. Englishphotography
  18. Englishaerophotography

From aero- + photography.

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APA

aerophotography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophotography

MLA

“aerophotography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophotography. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerophotography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophotography.

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