Photomatn.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊtə(ʊ)mat/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊdoʊˌmæt/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Photomaton n.

Etymology: Shortened < Photomaton n.; compare -mat comb. form.

Originally U.S.

= Photomaton n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > automatic

rotary camera1897

Photomaton1927

Photomat1939

1939 K. Fearing in New Yorker 26 Aug. 19/1 We had our own World's Fair in a pinball arcade. The blonde had her picture taken in a Photomat.

1966 L. Cohen Beautiful Losers (1970) iii. 237 The Photomat was broken; it accepted quarters but returned neither flashes nor pictures.

1973 M. A. Sinclair tr. G. Simenon Maigret & M. Charles iv. 92 A small passport photograph taken in a Photomat.

1996 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 13 Oct. c2 PSI looks something like a Photo-Mat. You can duck behind a short, brown curtain and sit on a stool facing a video camera lens and a rectangular video screen.

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

单词	photomat
释义	Photomatn. Brit. /ˈfəʊtə(ʊ)mat/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdoʊˌmæt/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Photomaton n. Etymology: Shortened < Photomaton n.; compare -mat comb. form. Originally U.S. = Photomaton n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > automatic rotary camera1897 Photomaton1927 Photomat1939 1939 K. Fearing in New Yorker 26 Aug. 19/1 We had our own World's Fair in a pinball arcade. The blonde had her picture taken in a Photomat. 1966 L. Cohen Beautiful Losers (1970) iii. 237 The Photomat was broken; it accepted quarters but returned neither flashes nor pictures. 1973 M. A. Sinclair tr. G. Simenon Maigret & M. Charles iv. 92 A small passport photograph taken in a Photomat. 1996 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 13 Oct. c2 PSI looks something like a Photo-Mat. You can duck behind a short, brown curtain and sit on a stool facing a video camera lens and a rectangular video screen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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