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microphotograph

noun mi·cro·pho·to·graph \-ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf\

Definition of MICROPHOTOGRAPH

: a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing

— microphotograph transitive verb

— mi·cro·pho·tog·ra·pher \-fə-ˈtä-grə-fər\ noun

— mi·cro·pho·to·graph·ic \-ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— mi·cro·pho·tog·ra·phy \-fə-ˈtä-grə-fē\ noun

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International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1858

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·pho·to·graph \-ˈfōt-ə-ˌgraf\

: a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing

—microphotograph transitive verb

—mi·cro·pho·tog·ra·pher \-fə-ˈtäg-rə-fər\ noun

—mi·cro·pho·to·graph·ic \-ˌfōt-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—mi·cro·pho·tog·ra·phy \-fə-ˈtäg-rə-fē\ noun, plural mi·cro·pho·tog·ra·phies

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