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  

combining form

1. of, relating to, or produced by light

   photosynthesis

2. indicating a photographic process

   photolithography

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photo ² British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. short for photograph

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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

“This is insane,” he captioned the photo in a social-media post.

From The Wall Street Journal

The unidentified woman says she tried to take photos of each dog as officials took them off the property, but was pushed back and not permitted to do so, according to a separate video.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors published photos showing one of Liaw’s deputies with an assistant who they said used a hair dryer to remove and affix labels and serial-number stickers to shipping boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many photos of him appear to have been generated or modified by artificial intelligence, according to analysis by The Wall Street Journal and scholars of Iran’s visual imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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