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photo-
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- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis |
| 2. | indicating a photographic process: photolithography |
| [from Greek phōs, phōt- light] | |
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Photo-
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
photo-
comb. form meaning "light" or "photographic," from Gk. photo-, comb. form of phos (gen. photos) "light," from PIE base *bha- "to shine" (see phantasm).
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Medical Dictionary
photo- or phot-
pref.
Light; radiant energy: photosynthesis.
Photographic: photofluorography.
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Science Dictionary
| photo-
A prefix that means "light," as in photoreceptor. |
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