photodynamics

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noun

The study of the interaction of light with substances or living organisms

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

nounphotodynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of the interaction of light with substances or living organisms

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. Englishdynamics
  16. Englishphotodynamics

From photo- + dynamics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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