Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Light; radiant energy: photosynthesis.
- Photographic: photomontage.
- Photoelectric: photoemission.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- A combining form from Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light.
Etymologies
- From the combining form φωτ- (phōt-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phōs, "light"). (Wiktionary)
- Greek phōto-, from phōs, phōt-; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Note to future photo- booth users: Surprisingly these images come out pretty well, especially if you choose the black-and-white option.”
“Some companies are mining photo- and video-gathering sites using facial-recognition software.”
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“Douglas Foreman photo: H.M.C.S Saskatchewan- same class as HMCS Nanaimo w/ others - Looking forward ride the sister ship in photo- Empire Days Celebration!”
“Last week, the bigger GroupMe revamp brought photo- and location-sharing to the iPhone and Android apps for the first time, as well as in-app chat to supplement the text messaging that it has already been offering to users.”
“Thanks to an exclusive partnership between Metro and Colourbox.com, an international photo- stock company, participants now have the possibility to sell their photos.”
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