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photochronograph
[
foh-t
uh
-
kron
-
uh
-graf
,
-grahf
]
pho·to·chron·o·graph
/
ˌfoʊ
təˈkrɒn
əˌgræf
,
-ˌgrɑf
/
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[
foh-t
uh
-
kron
-
uh
-graf
,
-grahf
]
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noun
1.
a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving
object
.
2.
a picture taken by such a device.
3.
a
chronograph
in
which
the tracing or record is made by a pencil of light on a sensitized surface.
4.
an instrument for measuring small intervals of time by the photographic trace of a pencil of light.
Origin:
1885–90;
photo-
+
chronograph
Related forms
pho·to·chro·nog·ra·phy
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ˌfoʊ
toʊ
krəˈnɒg
rə
fi
/
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uh
-
nog
-r
uh
-fee
]
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noun
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photochronograph
(ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
—
n
physics
an instrument for measuring very small time intervals by the trace made by a beam of light on a moving photographic film
photochronography
—
n
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