telephotograph

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noun

A photograph taken with a telephoto lens.

Similar
telephoto
OriginEnglish photograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nountelephotograph (plural telephotographs)

plural telephotographs

  1. A photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  2. datedA photograph transmitted by wire.
verbtelephotograph (third-person singular simple present telephotographs, present participle telephotographing, simple past and past participle telephotographed)

present singular third person telephotographs · participle present telephotographing · participle past telephotographed · past telephotographed

  1. transitiveTo photograph with a telephoto lens.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna photograph made with a telephoto lens

Similar
telephoto
Broader
photographphotoexposure
Also see
telephoto

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  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. Englishtelephotograph

From tele- + photograph.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phototelegraph
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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