English Explanatory Dictionary

phot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph).
verb
  1. to photograph

Pronunciation

/fəʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phot.wav /foʊt/ /fɑt/ /fɒt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phot2.wav

Word forms

phot phots photting photted

Etymology

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.

Derived words

microphot milliphot
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