photo
Origin of photo
1Other definitions for photo- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words: photocopy.
Origin of photo-
2- Also especially before a vowel, phot-.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use photo in a sentence
In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
Most people, however, understood the significance of the photo immediately-- especially those who share my skin.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Oscar-winning actress put nude photo thieves in their place with one perfect statement.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
Overnight on a New York City street, two artists might be creating their latest photo set, made entirely from discarded items.
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project | James Joiner | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I will go over and get the fullest particulars, find his grave, have it carefully marked, and send you a photo.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieHis ‘photo’ one plain fact discloses He brought in fashion Roman noses.
A Humorous History of England | C. HarrisonOn the left, Zonnebeke Pond, the ruined chteau, and the remains of a gasometer come into sight (photo below).
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | UnknownA surrounding fence (Hortus conclusus of the Litanies) is represented on the pedestal (photo opposite).
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | UnknownFollow the road to the top of the crest, where the "tank cemetery," containing fourteen broke-down tanks, lies (photo below).
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊ) /
British Dictionary definitions for photo- (2 of 2)
of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis
indicating a photographic process: photolithography
Origin of photo-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for photo-
A prefix that means light, as in photoreceptor.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse