phot

[ fot, foht ]

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

Origin of phot

1
1915–20; <Greek phōt-, stem of phôs (contraction of pháos) light

Other definitions for phot- (2 of 3)

phot-

  1. variant of photo- before a vowel: photalgia.

Other definitions for phot. (3 of 3)

phot.

abbreviation
  1. photograph.

  2. photographer.

  1. photographic.

  2. photography.

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How to use phot in a sentence

  • 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

/ (fɒt, fəʊt) /


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

Origin of phot

1
C20: from Greek phōs light

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