photomicrograph

[ foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌfoʊ təˈmaɪ krəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a photograph taken through a microscope.
Compare cinemicrograph.

Origin of photomicrograph

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + micrograph

OTHER WORDS FROM photomicrograph

pho·to·mi·crog·ra·phy [foh-tuh-mahy-krog-ruh-fee] /ˌfoʊ tə maɪˈkrɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby photomicrograph

photomechanical, photomechanical transfer, photometer, photometric brightness, photometry, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis, photomosaic, photomultiplier

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British Dictionary definitions for photomicrograph

photomicrograph
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

a photograph of a microscope image Sometimes called: microphotograph
a less common name for microphotograph (def. 1)

Derived forms of photomicrograph

photomicrographer (ˌfəʊtəʊmaɪˈkrɒɡrəfə), noun photomicrographic (ˌfəʊtəʊˌmaɪkrəˈɡræfɪk), adjective photomicrographically, adverb photomicrography, noun

Medical definitions for photomicrograph

photomicrograph
[ fō′tō-mī′krə-grăf′ ]

n.

A photograph made through a microscope. microphotograph

v.

To photograph an object through a microscope.

Other words from photomicrograph

pho′to•mi′cro•graph′ic adj. pho′to•mi•crog′ra•phy (-mī-krŏg′rə-fē) n.

Scientific definitions for photomicrograph

photomicrograph
[ fō′tō-mī′krə-grăf′ ]

A photograph made through a microscope.