chromophotography

noun

colour photography

OriginEnglish photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) →
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Meanings

nounchromophotography (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablecolour photography

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. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  12. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  13. Frenchphotographie
  14. Englishphotography
  15. Englishchromophotography

From chromo- + photography.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chromophotography

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Anagrams

photochromography
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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