photo

¹ American  

[foh-toh] / ˈfoʊ toʊ /

noun

plural

photos

1. photograph.

2. Informal. photo finish.

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photo- ² American  

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

   photocopy.

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photo ¹ British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. short for photograph

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photo- ² British  

combining form

1. of, relating to, or produced by light

   photosynthesis

2. indicating a photographic process

   photolithography

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photo– Scientific  

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

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Etymology

Origin of photo¹

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Origin of photo-²

< Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós )

Example Sentences

Following the incident, photos posted on social media showed shattered glass in the snow outside the entrance to the embassy's consular section, cracks in a glass door and dark marks on a tiled floor.

From BBC

One photo published by the Pentagon shows a fighter plane preparing to launch from the flight deck of the Lincoln at an undisclosed location at sea.

From Los Angeles Times

Anderson asked him if would play a karate instructor and sent him a photo of a tiger... in a martial arts kimono.

From Barron's

The subtle visual giveaways included a row of cars parked in identical positions in both the authentic satellite photo and the manipulated image.

From Barron's

He has never held government office, nor given public speeches or interviews, and only a limited number of photos and videos of him have ever been published.

From BBC

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• print
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