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Meaning of "still photograph" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STILL PHOTOGRAPH

still photograph  [stɪl ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STILL PHOTOGRAPH

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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Still photograph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STILL PHOTOGRAPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

still photograph

Photograph

A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating photographs is called photography. The word "photograph" was coined in 1839 by Sir John Herschel and is based on the Greek φῶς, meaning "light", and γραφή, meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light".

Definition of still photograph in the English dictionary

The definition of still photograph in the dictionary is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STILL PHOTOGRAPH


autograph
ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf
biograph
ˈbaɪəˌɡrɑːf
chromatograph
krəˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
chromolithograph
ˌkrəʊməʊˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
chronograph
ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf
cinematograph
ˌsɪnɪˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
hydrograph
ˈhaɪdrəˌɡrɑːf
lithograph
ˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
Mimeograph
ˈmɪmɪəˌɡrɑːf
monograph
ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf
pantagraph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
pantograph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
paragraph
ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf
phonograph
ˈfəʊnəˌɡrɑːf
photograph
ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf
photomicrograph
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf
pictograph
ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf
seismograph
ˈsaɪzməˌɡrɑːf
spirograph
ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf
typograph
ˈtaɪpəˌɡrɑːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STILL PHOTOGRAPH

still
still frame
still hunt
still life
still room
still-hunt
still-life
stillage
stillatory
stillbirth
stillborn
stillhouse
stillicide
stilliform
stillion
stillman
stillness
Stillson wrench
stilly

WORDS THAT END LIKE STILL PHOTOGRAPH

bar graph
cerograph
choreograph
color photograph
colour photograph
digraph
electrocardiograph
electron micrograph
graph
hectograph
holograph
ideograph
micrograph
polygraph
radiograph
seraph
spectrograph
stereograph
subgraph
subparagraph
telegraph

Synonyms and antonyms of still photograph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «still photograph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STILL PHOTOGRAPH

Find out the translation of still photograph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of still photograph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «still photograph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

还是照片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotografía fija
570 millions of speakers

English

still photograph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभी भी तस्वीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صورة ثابتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

еще фотография
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fotografia ainda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এখনও আলোকচিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photo encore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masih gambar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Standfoto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スチール写真
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아직 사진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Isih foto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vẫn chụp ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்னும் புகைப்படம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अद्याप फोटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fotoğraf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotografia ancora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wciąż fotografia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ще фотографія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotografie încă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακόμα φωτογραφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stilfoto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fortfarande fotografi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortsatt fotografi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of still photograph

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STILL PHOTOGRAPH»

The term «still photograph» is normally little used and occupies the 121.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of still photograph
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STILL PHOTOGRAPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «still photograph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «still photograph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about still photograph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STILL PHOTOGRAPH»

Discover the use of still photograph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to still photograph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Photograph: A Strange, Confined Space
Projecting the rapid movement of frames so that the audience sees what looks like real people moving through time is different from isolating a segment of such reality in a still photograph. Light registering on film is the means by which moving ...
Mary Price, 1997
2
Perverse Desire and the Ambiguous Icon
... next describes "your lover" in the very same scene. The film ends with the following shots, where the narrator is reintroduced: #235. Your lover's hand is holding a still photograph of yourself, your lover and me enjoying a picnic on the grass.
Allen S. Weiss, 1994
3
Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions: Location, ...
Thus trenches existing before the war ended could be burial sites after the site was closed. The pit shown on the 1918 aerial photograph is now believed to be on the property adjacent to POI 24R. Finally, the Sgt. Maurer still photograph shows ...
Richard Albright, 2011
4
Natural Visions: The Power of Images in American ...
“Settler, Plow at Your Peril,” still photograph from The Plow That Broke the Plains 49 2.5. Dust and devastation, still photograph from The Plow That Broke the Plains 50 2.6. Dorothea Lange, photograph of poster outside Belasco Theater 53 2.7 ...
Finis Dunaway, 2008
5
Protection of Broadcasters' Rights
fixation; ○ reproduction of a fixation; ○ distribution of a fixation; ○ reproduction or distribution of legally made fixations; ○ making a still photograph; ○ reproduction or distribution of a still photograph; ○ decoding an encrypted broadcast; ...
Megumi Ogawa, 2006
6
Cheap Tricks and Class Acts: Special Effects, Makeup, and ...
In King Dinosaur (1955), his first feature science fiction film, Gordon placed a beetle on a scenic still photograph in order to fool the audience into believing that a giant insect had just dropped by. The bewildered bug was unable to get any kind ...
John Johnson, 1996
7
Photocinema: The Creative Edges of Photography and Film
But this highpoint is in fact a moment of suspension, when the photographer pauses, almost stopping to take his photograph. The re is an elegant symmetry between his taking of a still photograph and the necessary stilling of his own body.
Neil Campbell, Alfredo Cramerotti, 2013
8
Body Double: The Author Incarnate in the Cinema
Alater shot (#239) mentions “a still photograph of my own face”—thus “ embodying” and revealing more about this phantom figure. Other “characters” in the implied drama (designated as “you” and “your lover”) also are said to have cameras or ...
Lucy Fischer, 2013
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
When an official Navy still photograph is referred to the Navy Department for review, the original negative and two prints will be forwarded to the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. All copies of negatives and photographs of combat action  ...
‎1945
10
Film: The Key Concepts
His theory was based on the still photograph as the film's basic material, conceived of as nothing but a pale and distorted copy of its recorded object. This distortion was the result of the camera lenses, angle, distance, exposure and framing, ...
Nitzan Ben-Shaul, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STILL PHOTOGRAPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term still photograph is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Orleans Advocate stories, photos honored by Press Club of …
Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON--Matthew Hinton won the Hal Ledet Still Photography Award, which is the highest honor the Press Club gives to a ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Iconic Che Guevara Photograph Brought to Life in an Experimental …
The short film above, titled “Che – A Moment in Time,” was created entirely out of still photographs. Animator Bennie Melwin created the experimental short film ... «PetaPixel, Jan 15»
3
This Creative Video Project Only Reveals Its Secrets if You …
He then traced out five separate scenes in the same manner he would have were it a still photograph. But his goal wasn't to create a ten-minute video of a single ... «PetaPixel, Jun 14»
4
A Look Into The Still Photography Career of Motion Picture Icon …
Stanley Kubrick's legacy will forever be sealed in images. Mostly known for his motion picture work, it wasn't until after his time as a still photographer that he ... «PetaPixel, Jun 14»
5
One of Three Academy Awards Ever Given for Still Photography is …
Many people don't know this, but for a brief stretch of time, there was an Academy Award given out for the category of Still Photography. And now, one of the ... «PetaPixel, Jan 14»
6
The last racial taboo
The most compelling image of Nelson Mandela's memorial was a still photograph of two young people, a young white woman and a young black man, holding ... «The Week Magazine, Dec 13»
7
Creating Motion in Stills: How to Animate a Photo in Post with the …
Fellows uses the term 2.5D to describe the parallax effect, which is what he's employing when he creates motion in still photography. The steps, although not ... «PetaPixel, Nov 13»
8
Stunning Slow-Motion Shots Created Using Only Still Photographs
It may be hard to believe, but all the amazing slow-motion clips you see in the video above were created using individual still photographs. Joe Fellows of ... «PetaPixel, Nov 12»
9
So Long Animated GIFs, Hello Cinemagraph
Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg have been making quite a splash this year with their "cinemagraph" technique, combining still photography and video to "unfreeze" a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Still photograph [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/still-photograph>. Apr 2024 ».
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