telephotography
- noun
- /ˌtɛlɪfəˈtɒɡrəfi/
- Archaic
- Newspapers relied on telephotography during the war to receive timely photographs from the front lines.
Examples
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Early experiments in telephotography made it possible to send images over the telegraph.
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Advancements in telephotography paved the way for modern fax machines and digital picture transmission.
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The telephotography used in the presentation was impressive.
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Many artists are exploring telephotography as a new medium.
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Advancements in telephotography paved the way for modern fax machines and digital picture transmission.
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Early experiments in telephotography made it possible to send images over the telegraph.
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Newspapers relied on telephotography during the war to receive timely photographs from the front lines.
Synonyms
An early way to send photos over long distances using wires
Surface Forms
Morphology
telephotography = photography (semi-transparent) = tele + photo + graphy
The distance-related prefix tele- and the base 'photography' make the sense broadly inferable, but the transmission-and-reproduction use is technical.
Etymology
Telephotography comes from the parts tele- ('far') and photography ('writing with light'). A helpful way to remember the second meaning is to think of it as 'sending pictures far', which is why the word was used for systems that sent photos over wires, like a fax machine.
