photos

pho-tos · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Photographs; images captured by a camera.

  2. 2.

    Images in digital form stored on devices.

Phrases & expressions

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    take photos — to capture images with a camera
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    photo op — a photo opportunity; a staged event for photographs
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    photo album — a collection of photographs
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    photo finish — a very close finish requiring a photograph to determine the winner
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    photo shoot — a session for taking professional photographs

Related words

See also: camera, image, photo, photograph, picture
Synonyms: images, photographs, pictures, snapshots

Etymology

Shortened form of photographs, which comes from Greek phōs (genitive phōtos) meaning "light" + graphē meaning "writing, drawing." The abbreviation "photo" became common in the mid-19th century, shortly after photography was invented.