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telephotograph1
noun
historical, rareAny of various devices used for transmitting and reproducing images over a distance by converting light into electrical signals; especially one which transmits images by telegraph; compare "telelectrograph".
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Apparently from tele- + photo- + -graph.
telephotograph2
noun
rareA photograph taken using a telephoto lens, especially one of an object that is distant from the camera.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Daily Times (New Brunswick, New Jersey). From tele- + photograph, after telephotographic, telephotography.
telephotograph3
verb
rareTo photograph using a telephoto lens.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Scribner's Magazine. From tele- + photograph, after telephotograph, telephotographic, and telephotography.
Pronunciation
telephotograph
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