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phot

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /fəʊt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /foʊt/
  • General-American: /fɑt/
  • rhymes with -əʊt
  • rhymes with -ɑt
  • UK: /fɒt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to photograph

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: illumination unit

History

Etymology

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.

Clipping of photograph.