phot

¹ American

[fot, foht] / fɒt, foʊt /

noun

Optics.

a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. ph

phot- ² American

variant of photo- before a vowel.

photalgia.

phot. ³ American

abbreviation

photograph.
photographer.
photographic.
photography.

phot British

/ fəʊt, fɒt /

noun

a unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square centimetre. 1 phot is equal to 10 000 lux

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Etymology

Origin of phot

1915–20; < Greek phōt-, stem of phôs (contraction of pháos ) light

Example Sentences

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"Moike Delaney, phot kind av a horse do yez call that?" demanded Rosy.

From The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma by Fry, W. H.

"Sure an' that's phot Oi want to know," replied the woman.

From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward

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