photo

¹

[foh-toh]

noun

plural

photos 

1. photograph.

2. 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

photo-

²

combining form

1. of, relating to, or produced by light

   photosynthesis

2. indicating a photographic process

   photolithography

photo–

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

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of photo¹

from Greek phōs, phōt- light

Example Sentences

People who buy digital passes on Recreation.gov must now show a photo identification matching the name on the pass, an Interior Department spokeswoman said.

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The court heard these included a man claiming he wanted photos for a "sentimental montage" for his grandfather, and a woman saying she was buying a nearby property and needed a drainage survey.

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She wrote a book “Come Join the Parade” featuring decades of photos of the balloons that so captured her imagination.

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In the form below, share a photo of a beloved item that you hide for most of the time but bring back for a spell every year, whether for a holiday season or something else.

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Docents at the exhibit will show visitors how to change their iPhone camera settings to create what looks like a photo negative, making it easier to see the shadowy figure on the cloth.

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Related Words

• account 
• art 
• cartoon 
• copy 
• depiction 
• description 
• drawing 
• figure 
• icon 
• image 
• impression 
• painting 
• photograph 
• piece 
• portrait 
• portrayal 
• print 
• report 
• sketch 
• statue