pistolgraphy

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noun

The use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.

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Meanings

nounpistolgraphy (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableartsThe use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.

Origin

From pistol + -graphy, coined by the inventor Thomas Skaife (1806-1876).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

polygraphist
Cite this entry
APA

pistolgraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolgraphy

MLA

“pistolgraphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolgraphy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pistolgraphy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolgraphy.

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