Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHOTO-

PHOTO- Pho "to-.

 

Defn: A combining form from Gr. fw ^s, fwto `s, light; as, photography, phototype, photometer.

 

PHOTO-ELECTRIC

Pho `to-e *lec "tric, a. Etym: [Photo- + electric. ]

 

Defn: Acting by the operation of both light and electricity; -- said of apparatus for producing pictures by electric light.

 

PHOTO-ELECTRIC; PHOTO-ELECTRICAL

PHOTO-ELECTRIC; PHOTO-ELECTRICAL Pho `to-e *lec "tric, Pho `to-e *lec "tric *al, a.

 

Defn: Pert. to, or capable of developing, photo-electricity.

 

PHOTO-ELECTRIC CELL

PHOTO-ELECTRIC CELL Photo-electric cell.

 

Defn: A cell (as one of two electrodes embedded in selenium ) which by exposure to light generates an electric current.

 

PHOTO-ELECTRICITY

PHOTO-ELECTRICITY Pho `to-e *lec *tric "i *ty, n. [Photo- + electricity. ]

 

Defn: Electricity produced by light.

 

PHOTO-ELECTROGRAPH

PHOTO-ELECTROGRAPH Pho `to-e *lec "tro *graph, n. [See Photo-; Electrograph. ] (Meteor. )

 

Defn: An electrometer registering by photography.

 

PHOTO-ELECTROTYPE

PHOTO-ELECTROTYPE Pho `to-e *lec "tro *type, n. (Print. )

 

Defn: An electrotype plate formed in a mold made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc.

 

PHOTO-ENGRAVE

Pho `to-en *grave ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n.Photo-engraving. ] [Photo- + engrave. ]

 

Defn: To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo- engraving of. -- Pho `to-en *grav "er (#), n.

 

PHOTO-ENGRAVING

Pho `to-en *grav "ing, n. Etym: [Photo- + engraving. ]

 

Defn: The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process.

 

PHOTO-EPINASTY

Pho `to-ep "i *nas `ty, n. Etym: [See Photo-, and Epinastic. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light. Encyc. Brit.

 

PHOTO-ETCH

Pho `to-etch ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-etched; p. pr. & vb. n.Photo-etching. ] [Photo- + etch. ]

 

Defn: To engrave, or make an engraving of, by any photomechanical process involving etching of the plate.

 

PHOTO-ETCHING

PHOTO-ETCHING Pho `to-etch "ing, n.

 

Defn: A photo-engraving produced by any process involving the etching of the plate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

photo-

photo- |ˈfoʊdoʊ | ▶comb. form 1 relating to light: photochemical. 2 relating to photography: photocomposition. ORIGIN Sense 1 from Greek phōs, phōt - ‘light ’; sense 2, abbreviation of photography .

 

photo-offset

pho to-off set ▶noun offset printing using plates made photographically.

 

Oxford Dictionary

photo-

photo- |ˈfəʊtəʊ | ▶combining form 1 relating to light: photochemical. 2 relating to photography: photofit. ORIGIN Sense 1 from Greek phōs, phōt - ‘light ’; sense 2, abbreviation of photography .

 

photo-offset

photo-offset |fəʊtəʊˈɒfsɛt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] offset printing using plates made photographically.

 

photo-oxidation

photo-oxidation ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry oxidation caused by the action of light.

 

French Dictionary

photo-

photo- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « lumière ». Note Technique Les mots composés avec le préfixe photo- s ’écrivent en un seul mot. Photocopie, photoélectrique. Prononciation Les o sont ouverts, [fɔtɔ ]

 

photo-finish

photo-finish FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour photo d ’arrivée.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

photo-

pho to- /fóʊtoʊ /複合要素 光 (の ); 写真 (の )▸ photo genic 写真写りのよい