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pho·tog·ra·phy

[fuh-tog-ruh-fee]
noun
1.
the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.

Origin:
1839; photo- + -graphy

mul·ti·pho·tog·ra·phy, noun
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  • It sometimes seems that there are two competing schools of contemporary photography.
  • Some don't allow photography at all, though this is changing.
  • These observations, and the results of other ground-based surveys, were combined with traditional aerial photography.
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photography (fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n
1.  the process of recording images on sensitized material by the action of light, X-rays, etc, and the chemical processing of this material to produce a print, slide, or cine film
2.  the art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs, making cine films, etc

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