photograph |ˈfōtəˌgraf| noun a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment. verb [ trans. ] take a photograph of. • [ intrans. ] appear in a particular way when in a photograph : that cityscape photographs well. DERIVATIVES photographable adjective photographer |fəˈtägrəfər| noun photographic |ˌfōtəˈgrafik| adjective photographically |ˌfōtəˈgrafik(ə)lē| adverb