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Photo

A contraction of Photograph.

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Blueprint 76% connected

See under Print.

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Daguerreotype 76% connected

An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or i…

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Enlargement 76% connected

The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Glossy 76% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

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Holograph 76% connected

A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it purports to be.

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Magnification 76% connected

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

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Micrograph 76% connected

An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.

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Monochrome 76% connected

A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.

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Mosaic 76% connected

A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work.

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Photomicrograph 76% connected

An enlarged or macroscopic photograph of a microscopic object. See Microphotograph.

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Print 76% connected

To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

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Radiograph 76% connected

A picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the…

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Scene 76% connected

The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the st…

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Shot 76% connected

of Shoot

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Still 76% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Vignette 76% connected

A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Exposure 92% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Photograph 92% connected

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

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Pic 92% connected

A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

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Picture 92% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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