Etymology

phot

P3H4O1T1

Today it means: A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph). Full definition →

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phot · noun1

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.

phot · verb2

Clipping of photograph.

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