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photogram

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pho⋅to⋅gram

  [foh-tuh-gram]
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–noun
a silhouette photograph made by placing an object directly on sensitized paper and exposing it to light.
Origin:
1855–60; photo- + -gram 1
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pho·to·gram   (fō'tə-grām')   
n.  

  1. An image produced without a camera by placing an object on photosensitive paper and exposing it to light.

  2. A photograph.

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photogram

shadowlike photographic image made on paper without the use of a negative or a camera. It is made by placing objects between light-sensitive paper or film and a light source. Opaque objects lying directly on the paper produce a solid silhouette; transparent images or images that do not come in direct contact with the paper produce amorphous, mysterious images

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