phot

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UK/fəʊt/US/foʊt/US/fɑt/UK/fɒt/

noun

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

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

phot1

nounphot (plural phots)

plural phots

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

phot2

verbphot (third-person singular simple present phots, present participle photting, simple past and past participle photted)

present singular third person phots · participle present photting · participle past photted · past photted

  1. informalto photograph

    dog tag is hard to phot because it is so shiny.

    2010 June 9, "n...@plunderhere.com", “FA: Rupert grint photo silver dog tag dogtag necklace pendant jewelry (#:1531663)”, in alt.marketplace (Usenet)
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    They said no, so I climbed off a bridge and spent the rest of the day photting and cab-riding around BHP without permission.

    1999 May 28, David Johnson, “Re:re Looking on with responsibility”, in aus.rail (Usenet)

    It's not an aerial one though as I havn't devved the transparency stuff yet, and I'll not get chance tommorrow^([sic]) as I'm photting the Touring Cars @ Croft.

    2003 July 12, "The Three Rivers Rambler", “Re: Plane identity still a mystery”, in alt.local.geordie (Usenet)

Origin

phot · noun

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.

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APA

phot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phot

MLA

“phot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phot.

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