the technique of producing a composite picture by combining several photographs: used esp in advertising
2.
the composite picture so produced
photomontage in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊmoʊnˈtɑʒ; ˌfoʊtoʊmɑnˈtɑʒ)
noun
montage done in or with photographs
photomontage in American English
(ˌfoutəmɑnˈtɑːʒ)
noun
Photography
a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph
Also called: montage
Word origin
[1930–35; photo- + montage]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, logical positivism, preset, technical foul, uncertainty principlephoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocell, photogenic, photogravure, photomultiplier, photosensitivity
Examples of 'photomontage' in a sentence
photomontage
He combined utilitarian graphics with political photomontage, producing posters, magazines and book illustrations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The link between finance and the tools of war is explicitly made in the poster's innovative use of photomontage.