photo

[ foh-toh ]
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noun,plural pho·tos.

Origin of photo

1
First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Other definitions for photo- (2 of 2)

photo-

  1. a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words: photocopy.

Origin of photo-

2
<Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós)
  • Also especially before a vowel, phot-.

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British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)

photo

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊ) /


nounplural -tos

British Dictionary definitions for photo- (2 of 2)

photo-

combining form
  1. of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis

  2. indicating a photographic process: photolithography

Origin of photo-

2
from Greek phōs, phōt- light

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Scientific definitions for photo-

photo-

  1. A prefix that means “light,” as in photoreceptor.

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