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phot

[fot, foht]
noun Optics.
  1. a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph
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Origin of phot

1915–20; < Greek phōt-, stem of phôs (contraction of pháos) light

phot.

  1. photograph.
  2. photographer.
  3. photographic.
  4. photography.
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phot-

  1. variant of photo- before a vowel: photalgia.
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Examples from the Web for phot

Historical Examples

  • Phot be yez doin' here, young mon, sn'akin' along like a thafe?

    The Missing Tin Box

    Arthur M. Winfield

British Dictionary definitions for phot

phot

noun
  1. a unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square centimetre. 1 phot is equal to 10 000 lux
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Word Origin

C20: from Greek phōs light
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