Meanings
nounpyrophotography (uncountable)
- uncountableartsAny photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Frenchphotographie
- Englishphotography
- Englishpyrophotography
From pyro- + photography.
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APA
pyrophotography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophotography
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“pyrophotography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophotography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrophotography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophotography.
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