Meanings
nountelephotography (uncountable)
- uncountableartsPhotography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens.
- dateduncountableThe transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Englishtele-
- 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
- Englishtelephotography
From tele- + photography.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with telephotography
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Cite this entry
APA
telephotography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotography
MLA
“telephotography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephotography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotography.
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