photo
[ foh-toh ]
/ ˈfoʊ toʊ /
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noun, plural pho·tos.
Informal. photo finish.
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Origin of photo
First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph
Other definitions for photo (2 of 2)
photo-
a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words: photocopy.
Also especially before a vowel, phot-.
Origin of photo-
<Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós)
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British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for photo (2 of 2)
photo-
combining form
of, relating to, or produced by lightphotosynthesis
indicating a photographic processphotolithography
Word Origin for photo-
from Greek phōs, phōt- light
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Scientific definitions for photo
photo-
A prefix that means light, as in photoreceptor.
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