photodynamic

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adjective

Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.

OriginEnglish dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

adjectivephotodynamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to photodynamics.

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. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  10. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  11. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  12. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  13. Frenchdynamique
  14. Englishdynamic
  15. Englishphotodynamic

From photo- + dynamic.

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Translations

Finnish fotodynaaminen
  • fotodynaaminenof or relating to photo dynamics
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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