chromophotograph

noun

A color photograph.

OriginEnglish photograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

nounchromophotograph (plural chromophotographs)

plural chromophotographs

  1. A color photograph.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  3. Englishchromo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  7. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  8. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  9. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  10. Englishphoto-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  13. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  14. Englishphotograph
  15. Englishchromophotograph

From chromo- + photograph.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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