photogenicadj.

Brit.

/ˌfəʊtəˈdʒɛnɪk/,

/ˌfəʊtəˈdʒiːnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌfoʊdəˈdʒɛnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, -genic comb. form.

Etymology: < photo- comb. form + -genic comb. form. In sense 1 coined by William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–77) to designate the early photographic process invented by him and presented at the Royal Society on 31 January 1839 (see also photogenic drawing n. at Compounds); compare earlier French photographie photography n.; compare also French photogénique (W. H. F. Talbot in Comptes Rendus 8 341, 4 Mar. 1839), subsequently also in senses: which produces a strong photographic image (1868), who or which appears in pleasant or attractive light (which may prove false or deceptive) (1897), which can be photographed with pleasing aesthetic effect, who or which shows to advantage in a photograph or film (1932). Compare photogenique adj. With sense 3 compare earlier photogenous adj.

1. Relating to or produced by the chemical action of light on a sensitized surface; used in this process; photographic. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective]

photogenic1835

photographic1839

heliographic1840

photographical1842

photo1878

1835 W. H. F. Talbot Notebk. 28 Feb. in H. J. P. Arnold W. H. F. Talbot (1997) iv. 108 In the Photogenic or Sciagraphic process, if the paper is transparent, the first drawing may serve as an object, to produce a second drawing, in which the lights and shadows would be reversed.

1839 W. H. F. Talbot in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. Mar. 209 This paper, if properly made, is very useful for all ordinary photogenic purposes.

1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 51 . 388 They were having their portraits taken by the photogenic process.

1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith 124 Like the prepared mirror of the photogenic draughtsman.

1858 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 3) i. iii. 172 On this screen is placed a sheet of photogenic paper intended to receive the magnified picture.

1998 B. Bainbridge Master Georgie (1999) i. 4 Master Georgie once told me that if I concentrated hard enough the memories might come back, like the images that reared up on his photogenic plates.

2. Medicine and Biology. Produced or caused by light; esp. (of epilepsy) triggered by light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > scientific effects of light > [adjective] > produced by light

spectral1839

actinic1850

photogenic1870

photoproduced1953

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > fit or stroke > epilepsy > types of

Jacksonian1877

procursive1888

pyknoleptic1924

musicogenic1937

audiogenic1941

photogenic1954

pressure spot1979

1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. iii. iv. 310 The darkening of the skin caused by long exposure to sunshine... In transparent and semi-transparent creatures, any such photogenic effect must pervade the whole body.

1954 Brain 77 234 Photic excitation has been subjected to intense study in electroencephalographic laboratories... Yet clinical descriptions of photogenic epilepsy are few.

1972 Naquet & Meldrum in D. P. Purpura et al. Exper. Models of Epilepsy xv. 373 (heading) Photogenic seizures in baboon.

1995 Brain Res. 675 55 The epileptic homozygotes of the Fayoumi strain of chickens..are affected by photogenic reflex epilepsy with complete penetrance.

3. Producing or emitting light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [adjective] > producing light

lucific1701

light-emitting1702

luminiferous1801

photogenous1806

photogenic1863

photogenetic1896

1863 Q. Rev. 114 310 There are Grecian and Gothic lighthouses,..but even then we forget these absurdities in contemplating the beauty and perfection of their photogenic arrangements.

1867 G. F. Chambers Descriptive Astron. 688 Those portions of the Moon's surface which are illumined by a very oblique ray from the Sun possess so little photogenic power that [etc.].

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 440 According to Schulze the males of Lampyris splendidula possess two photogenic organs.

1917 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 2 555 Family Pseudomonadaceae... Some species are photogenic.

1974 Nature 8 Jan. 155/2 Each dermal photophore consists of a mass of innervated photogenic tissue backed by a pigmented mantle.

2000 Guardian 17 Aug. (Online section) 15/3 Bundles of about 6,000 to 7,000 special photogenic cells produce its ethereal light.

4. Originally U.S. Of a person or thing: that is a good subject for photography; that shows to advantage in a photograph or film.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > that photographs well

photogenic1922

photogenique1923

camera-ready1937

1922 Washington Post 23 Apr. ii. 1/5 You are so photogenic.

1931 S. Goldwyn in Sat. Rev. 14 Feb. 220/1 An actor may be ‘photogenic’ and have personality and appearance, but that is not enough.

1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 143 Take two common ‘photogenic’ subjects, a scene of hills and sky, and a child playing in a flower garden.

1974 M. Hastings Dragon Island viii. 74 She was a good-looking girl; photogenic..and with the right bone structure.

2003 G. A. Dariaux Guide to Elegance (new ed.) 143 It is better to wear rather discreet jewellery and especially pearls, which are both elegant and photogenic.

Compounds

photogenic drawing n. now historical (W. H. Fox Talbot's word for) a photograph; spec. a photographic image of a flat translucent object (as a drawing on translucent paper, a leaf, etc.) obtained by placing the object under glass in contact with light-sensitive material; (also, as a mass noun) this art or process, photography.

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1839 W. H. F. Talbot Let. to J. F. W. Herschel 29 Jan. in www.foxtalbot.arts.gla.ac.uk (O.E.D. Archive) The Editors of..‘the Athenæum’ & ‘the Literary Gazette’ have both taken up with zeal (much more than I could have expected) the subject of my discovery of Photogenic Drawing.

1841 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 200 Many improvements in these photogenic drawings, as they have been termed, have been effected more especially by Mr. Fox Talbot, Sir John Herschel, and Mr. Alfred Taylor.

1973 Times 22 May 28/5 (advt.) Early photographs and related material, including..calotypes by William Henry Fox Talbot; early photogenic drawings; [etc.].

1999 Britannica Online (Version 99.1) These so-called photogenic drawings were basically contact prints on light-sensitive paper, which unfortunately produced dark and spotty images.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	photogenic
释义	photogenicadj. Brit. /ˌfəʊtəˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌfəʊtəˈdʒiːnɪk/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, -genic comb. form. Etymology: < photo- comb. form + -genic comb. form. In sense 1 coined by William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–77) to designate the early photographic process invented by him and presented at the Royal Society on 31 January 1839 (see also photogenic drawing n. at Compounds); compare earlier French photographie photography n.; compare also French photogénique (W. H. F. Talbot in Comptes Rendus 8 341, 4 Mar. 1839), subsequently also in senses: which produces a strong photographic image (1868), who or which appears in pleasant or attractive light (which may prove false or deceptive) (1897), which can be photographed with pleasing aesthetic effect, who or which shows to advantage in a photograph or film (1932). Compare photogenique adj. With sense 3 compare earlier photogenous adj. 1. Relating to or produced by the chemical action of light on a sensitized surface; used in this process; photographic. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] photogenic1835 photographic1839 heliographic1840 photographical1842 photo1878 1835 W. H. F. Talbot Notebk. 28 Feb. in H. J. P. Arnold W. H. F. Talbot (1997) iv. 108 In the Photogenic or Sciagraphic process, if the paper is transparent, the first drawing may serve as an object, to produce a second drawing, in which the lights and shadows would be reversed. 1839 W. H. F. Talbot in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. Mar. 209 This paper, if properly made, is very useful for all ordinary photogenic purposes. 1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 51 . 388 They were having their portraits taken by the photogenic process. 1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith 124 Like the prepared mirror of the photogenic draughtsman. 1858 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 3) i. iii. 172 On this screen is placed a sheet of photogenic paper intended to receive the magnified picture. 1998 B. Bainbridge Master Georgie (1999) i. 4 Master Georgie once told me that if I concentrated hard enough the memories might come back, like the images that reared up on his photogenic plates. 2. Medicine and Biology. Produced or caused by light; esp. (of epilepsy) triggered by light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > scientific effects of light > [adjective] > produced by light spectral1839 actinic1850 photogenic1870 photoproduced1953 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > fit or stroke > epilepsy > types of Jacksonian1877 procursive1888 pyknoleptic1924 musicogenic1937 audiogenic1941 photogenic1954 pressure spot1979 1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. iii. iv. 310 The darkening of the skin caused by long exposure to sunshine... In transparent and semi-transparent creatures, any such photogenic effect must pervade the whole body. 1954 Brain 77 234 Photic excitation has been subjected to intense study in electroencephalographic laboratories... Yet clinical descriptions of photogenic epilepsy are few. 1972 Naquet & Meldrum in D. P. Purpura et al. Exper. Models of Epilepsy xv. 373 (heading) Photogenic seizures in baboon. 1995 Brain Res. 675 55 The epileptic homozygotes of the Fayoumi strain of chickens..are affected by photogenic reflex epilepsy with complete penetrance. 3. Producing or emitting light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] > producing light lucific1701 light-emitting1702 luminiferous1801 photogenous1806 photogenic1863 photogenetic1896 1863 Q. Rev. 114 310 There are Grecian and Gothic lighthouses,..but even then we forget these absurdities in contemplating the beauty and perfection of their photogenic arrangements. 1867 G. F. Chambers Descriptive Astron. 688 Those portions of the Moon's surface which are illumined by a very oblique ray from the Sun possess so little photogenic power that [etc.]. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 440 According to Schulze the males of Lampyris splendidula possess two photogenic organs. 1917 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 2 555 Family Pseudomonadaceae... Some species are photogenic. 1974 Nature 8 Jan. 155/2 Each dermal photophore consists of a mass of innervated photogenic tissue backed by a pigmented mantle. 2000 Guardian 17 Aug. (Online section) 15/3 Bundles of about 6,000 to 7,000 special photogenic cells produce its ethereal light. 4. Originally U.S. Of a person or thing: that is a good subject for photography; that shows to advantage in a photograph or film. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > that photographs well photogenic1922 photogenique1923 camera-ready1937 1922 Washington Post 23 Apr. ii. 1/5 You are so photogenic. 1931 S. Goldwyn in Sat. Rev. 14 Feb. 220/1 An actor may be ‘photogenic’ and have personality and appearance, but that is not enough. 1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 143 Take two common ‘photogenic’ subjects, a scene of hills and sky, and a child playing in a flower garden. 1974 M. Hastings Dragon Island viii. 74 She was a good-looking girl; photogenic..and with the right bone structure. 2003 G. A. Dariaux Guide to Elegance (new ed.) 143 It is better to wear rather discreet jewellery and especially pearls, which are both elegant and photogenic. Compounds photogenic drawing n. now historical (W. H. Fox Talbot's word for) a photograph; spec. a photographic image of a flat translucent object (as a drawing on translucent paper, a leaf, etc.) obtained by placing the object under glass in contact with light-sensitive material; (also, as a mass noun) this art or process, photography. ΚΠ 1839 W. H. F. Talbot Let. to J. F. W. Herschel 29 Jan. in www.foxtalbot.arts.gla.ac.uk (O.E.D. Archive) The Editors of..‘the Athenæum’ & ‘the Literary Gazette’ have both taken up with zeal (much more than I could have expected) the subject of my discovery of Photogenic Drawing. 1841 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 200 Many improvements in these photogenic drawings, as they have been termed, have been effected more especially by Mr. Fox Talbot, Sir John Herschel, and Mr. Alfred Taylor. 1973 Times 22 May 28/5 (advt.) Early photographs and related material, including..calotypes by William Henry Fox Talbot; early photogenic drawings; [etc.]. 1999 Britannica Online (Version 99.1) These so-called photogenic drawings were basically contact prints on light-sensitive paper, which unfortunately produced dark and spotty images. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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