Photography
WordNet
noun
(1) The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
(2) The act of taking and printing photographs
(3) The process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
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Etymology
From the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γραφις graphis ("stylus", "paintbrush") or γραφη graphê, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing".
Noun
- The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
- The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.