photo
[ foh-toh ]
/ ˈfoʊ toʊ /
noun, plural pho·tos.
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)
Example sentences from the Web for photo
British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)
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.