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telephotography
[ tel-uh-fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]
telephotography
/ ˌtɛlɪˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk; ˌtɛlɪfəˈtɒɡrəfɪ /
noun
- the process or technique of photographing distant objects using a telephoto lens
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Derived Forms
- telephotographic, adjective
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Other Words From
- tel·e·pho·to·graph·ic [tel-, uh, -foh-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telephotography1
First recorded in 1880–85; tele- 1 + photography
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Example Sentences
In astronomical observations, for instance, they employ a system of telephotography.
From Project Gutenberg
Telephotography was the simplest problem—the others required an almost superhuman amount of labor.
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