Definition of photo Photo

/fowˈtowˌ/ - [fowtow] - pho•to

We found 7 definitions of photo from 6 different sources.

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Noun

photo - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
  photograph, exposure, picture, pic
  representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
  beefcake a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
  black and white, monochrome a black-and-white photograph or slide
  blueprint photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
  cheesecake a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire
  closeup a photograph taken at close range
  daguerreotype a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
  blowup, enlargement, magnification a photographic print that has been enlarged
  frame one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
  glossy a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
  headshot a shot aimed at a person's head
  hologram, holograph the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
  longshot a photograph taken from a distance
  microdot photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)
  arial mosaic, photomosaic, mosaic art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
  mug shot, mugshot a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)
  photocopy a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
  photographic print, print a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
  photomicrograph a photograph taken with the help of a microscope
  radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph, radiogram a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
  snapshot, snap, shot an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
  spectrogram, spectrograph a photographic record of a spectrum
  stereoscopic photograph, stereoscopic picture, stereo reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
  still an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
  telephoto, telephotograph a photograph made with a telephoto lens
  telephotograph a photograph made with a telephoto lens
  time exposure exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)
  vignette a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
  wedding picture photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • photo (n.)
    A contraction of Photograph.

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  • photo
    An image captured by a camera or some other device and reproduced as a picture, usually on a sensitized surface and formed by the chemical action of light or of radiant energy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • photo
    fō′tō, n. a colloquial abbreviation of photograph

Part of speech

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  • photo, verb, present, 1st person singular of photo (infinitive).
  • photo, verb (infinitive).
  • photo, noun, singular of photos.

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