Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for photo

photo

1

[ foh-toh ]

noun

, plural pho·tos.
  1. Informal. photo finish.


photo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “light” ( photobiology ); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words:

    photocopy.

photo

1

/ ˈfəʊtəʊ /

noun

  1. short for photograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


photo-

2

combining_form

  1. of, relating to, or produced by light

    photosynthesis

  2. indicating a photographic process

    photolithography

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

photo–

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


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of photo1

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Origin of photo2

< Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós )
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of photo1

from Greek phōs, phōt- light
Discover More

Example Sentences

I’ve learned to be skeptical about Internet photos, but this 1,260-foot, three-bedroom, three-bath dwelling proved to be all that the photos and reviews promised.

The underlying code for “stripping” the clothes off photos of women continues to exist in open-source repositories.

The internet is filled with resources to help you better understand how bodies move, and you can always get a reference from photos—but nothing compares to drawing using a model or physical reference sitting right in front of you.

As our photographer took their photo, the two pretended to slow dance.

That could suggest that, for as polished as photos on Instagram often are, the videos that people want to watch on the platform are the unedited variety.

From Digiday

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.

The Oscar-winning actress put nude photo thieves in their place with one perfect statement.

A 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.

I will go over and get the fullest particulars, find his grave, have it carefully marked, and send you a photo.

His ‘photo’ one plain fact discloses He brought in fashion Roman noses.

On the left, Zonnebeke Pond, the ruined chteau, and the remains of a gasometer come into sight (photo below).

A surrounding fence (Hortus conclusus of the Litanies) is represented on the pedestal (photo opposite).

Follow the road to the top of the crest, where the "tank cemetery," containing fourteen broke-down tanks, lies (photo below).

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Photiusphotoactinic