photo-
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photo-
(word root) lightExamples of words with the root photo-: photochemical
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photo-
or phot-pref.
1. Light; radiant energy: photosynthesis.
2. Photographic: photomontage.
3. Photoelectric: photoemission.
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photo-
combining form
1. of, relating to, or produced by light: photosynthesis.
2. (Photography) indicating a photographic process: photolithography.
[from Greek phōs, phōt- light]
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pho•to
(ˈfoʊ toʊ)n., pl. -tos.
a photograph.
[1855–60; by shortening]
photo-
a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent photographic or photograph: photocopy.
[< Greek, comb. form of phôs (genitive phōtós)]
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photo-
A prefix that means "light," as in photoreceptor.
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