photodevice

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noun

A photodetector.

OriginEnglish device ← Middle English devis ← Old French devis →
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Meanings

nounphotodevice (plural photodevices)

plural photodevices

  1. A photodetector.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
photodetector

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Latindis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  13. Proto-Italic*wiðō
  14. Latin*vidō
  15. Latindīvidō
  16. Latindīvīsus
  17. Old Frenchdevis
  18. Middle Englishdevis
  19. Englishdevice
  20. Englishphotodevice

From photo- + device.

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APA

photodevice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodevice

MLA

“photodevice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodevice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodevice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodevice.

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