chronophotography

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor.

English chrono-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)

French photographiebor.

English photography

English chronophotography

From chrono- + photography.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

chronophotography (uncountable)

1. (photography) An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print.
   • 2008 May 21, Melena Ryzik, “Telescope Takes a Long View, to London”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     And since he studies 19th-century chronophotography —— sometimes called precinema or pre-cinematography —— for his day job as a professor of animation at London Metropolitan University, he knew where (and when) to begin looking for model machinery.

Translations

photographic technique which captures movement in several frames

• French: chronophotographie (fr) f
• Portuguese: cronofotografia f

Anagrams

• photochronography