photo

[ foh-toh ]
/ ˈfoʊ toʊ /
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noun, plural pho·tos.

photograph.
Informal. photo finish.

Origin of photo

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Words nearby photo

photic zone, photics, photinia, photism, photius, photo, photo call, photo essay, photo finish, photo layout, photo op

Definition for photo (2 of 2)

photo-

a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words: photocopy.
Also especially before a vowel, phot-.

Origin of photo-

< Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós)

Words related to photo

picture, likeness, image, snapshot, print, portrait, impression, photograph, copy, art, description, figure, account, sketch, cartoon, depiction, report, statue, portrayal, piece

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British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)

photo
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos

short for photograph (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for photo (2 of 2)

photo-

combining form

of, relating to, or produced by light photosynthesis
indicating a photographic process photolithography

Word Origin for photo-

from Greek phōs, phōt- light

Medical definitions for photo

photo-

pref.

Light; radiant energy:photosynthesis.
Photographic:photofluorography.

Scientific definitions for photo

photo-

A prefix that means “light,” as in photoreceptor.