Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Heliograph /(hē"lĭ*ō̇*grȧf)/ · He·li·o·graph · IPA /ˈhiː.li.əˌɡɹæf/ n. v. t. 01 n. A picture taken by heliography; a photograph. 1. A picture taken by heliography; a photograph. 2. An instrument for taking photographs of the sun. 3. An apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays. See Heliotrope, 3. See: Heliotrope 02 v. t. To telegraph, or signal, with a heliograph. 1. To telegraph, or signal, with a heliograph. 2. To photograph by sunlight.