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Photo

//ˈfoʊ.toʊ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A photograph. informal

    "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that."

  2. 2
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format wordnet
  3. 3
    A photo finish. informal

    "By this stage, Goof was clearly warming to his theme and, as they flashed past the post together, he reported that it was a photo. "And I don't know or care who won the photo," he concluded."

  4. 4
    A digital picture of any kind. informal
  5. 5
    Photography informal

    "Photo student in need of subjects."

Verb
  1. 1
    To take a photograph of. transitive

    "[1956] 1992 ed., The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=5kjheskJwVAC&pg=PA465&lpg=PA465&sig=_CY8N5ZLStxnOIlf_CNHhhBEPjA What fun to be photoed together, / What luck for a break so opportune. / Oh, what a lark / To be posed in the park / Underneath the adolescent crescent of the moon."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of photograph.

Etymology 2

Clipping of photograph.

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