microphotograph en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph English microphotograph From micro- + photograph.
Meanings
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A photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope.
[John Benjamin] Dancer's first successful microphotograph, a daguerreotype of a 20 inches long document reduced to 3mm in length, was printed in 1839.
2008, John Hannavy, editor, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, volume 1, page 926, column 1:Microphotograph slides, however, required an expensive microscope for viewing, which make them beyond the reach of the average person.
2007, Michael R. Peres, Focal Encyclopedia of Photography: Digital Imaging, Theory and Applications:The advantages of the use of photographic reduction in recording documents are so obvious that it is not surprising that the first microphotograph was made shortly after the invention of photography [1-4].¹
1962, UNESCO, UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, volume 16:Holonyms: microform; microfilm, microfiche; microdot
- (proscribed, sometimes) A photograph taken through a microscope, an enlarged picture of a very small item or area: a photomicrograph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microphotographs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ga micreafótagraf (reduced photograph) · tl miklarawan (reduced photograph) · sv mikrofotografi (reduced photograph)