phot

[fot, foht]

noun Optics.

a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph

Origin of phot

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

phot.

phot-

variant of photo- before a vowel: photalgia.

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Historical Examples of phot

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

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

Word Origin for phot

C20: from Greek phōs light

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