photofabrication

noun

A photographic method of manufacturing integrated circuits in which a pattern is placed over a semiconductor in an etching solution and exposed to light

OriginEnglish fabrication ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotofabrication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA photographic method of manufacturing integrated circuits in which a pattern is placed over a semiconductor in an etching solution and exposed to light

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. Englishfabrication
  9. Englishphotofabrication

From photo- + fabrication.

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APA

photofabrication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofabrication

MLA

“photofabrication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofabrication. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photofabrication,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofabrication.

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