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photo mural

photo mural

5.4
A large picture printed on wallpaper and put on a wall to decorate a room
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊtoʊ ˈmjʊrəl/
translation icon : mural fotográfico
  • The living room features a stunning photo mural of a tropical beach that creates a relaxing atmosphere.

Examples

  • Video footage, filmed in Zambia in 1997 specifically for "Chokwe!", provides a contextual backdrop for the objects on display as well as for the themes and ideas illustrated through other didactic components such as photo murals and text panels.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Behind the dummy is a photo mural of the yacht.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In the café, a colorful photo mural of downtown lights adds vibrancy to the decor.

  • They decided to install a large photo mural of a mountain landscape to enhance the beauty of their office space.

Synonyms

mural
vsphoto mural
99 3.5

A painting made directly on a wall or ceiling

is a photographic printed wall covering used for a single visual impact wall
wall mural
vsphoto mural
1 3.2

A large picture painted or printed directly on a wall to decorate it

is normally made as a manufactured wall covering not painted directly
photo wallpaper
vsphoto mural
4.1

A large photo printed on paper and put on a wall to decorate

is the same product but uses an alternative compound name
photomural
vsphoto mural
7.7

A very large photo that covers a wall to make a room look nicer

is the same visual idea but presented as a printed wall covering product
mural wallpaper
vsphoto mural
4.4

A large printed paper that covers one wall to make the room's main focus

is specific to photographic images not general printed scenes

How Big

photo mural
5.4
poster
304 1.0
photo
1.0
photographic print
  • Specialized
1 3.1

Surface Forms

photo mural singular
photo murals plural

Morphology

photo + mural

The meaning 'a mural composed of a photographic image' is directly derivable from combining 'photo' (a photograph) with 'mural' (wall-applied artwork). This straightforward noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE without prior exposure.

Etymology

The compound noun photo mural comes from combining photo, meaning a photograph, and mural, meaning a big picture on a 'wall'. It is a real photo printed very large to cover one wall, so it means a decorative wallpaper with a large photographic image.