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photo-(word root) lightExamples of words with the root photo-: photochemicalphoto- or phot-pref.1. Light; radiant energy: photosynthesis.2. Photographic: photomontage.3. Photoelectric: photoemission. [Greek phōto-, from phōs, phōt-; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]photo- combining form 1. of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis. 2. (Photography) indicating a photographic process: photolithography. [from Greek phōs, phōt- light]pho•to (ˈfoʊ toʊ) n., pl. -tos. a photograph. [1855–60; by shortening] photo- a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent photographic or photograph: photocopy. [< Greek, comb. form of phôs (genitive phōtós)] photo- A prefix that means "light," as in photoreceptor.Translations
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photo- , phot-Light. [G. phōs (phōt-)] photo- , phot-Combining forms meaning light. [G. phōs (phōt-)]photo- prefix denoting light. |