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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pho•to /ˈfoʊtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos. - a photograph.
photo-, prefix. - Photographyphoto- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "light'':photo- + biology → photobiology;photo- + -on → photon (= elementary "particle'' of light).This prefix also means "photographic'' or "photograph'':photo- + copy → photocopy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pho•to (fō′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. - Photographyphotograph.
- [Informal.]See photo finish.
- shortened form of photograph 1855–60
- Photographya combining form meaning "light'' (photobiology);
also used to represent "photographic'' or "photograph'' in the formation of compound words:photocopy.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] phot-. - Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)- short for photograph
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: photo- combining form - of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis
- indicating a photographic process: photolithography
Etymology: from Greek phōs, phōt- light |