photoflood

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noun

A lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject

Similar
photoflood lampfloodfloodlightflood lamp
OriginEnglish flood ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounphotoflood (plural photofloods)

plural photofloods

  1. artsA lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject

    Synonyms: photoflood lamp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject

Similar
photoflood lamp

More synonyms by meaning

nounlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

Similar
floodfloodlightflood lamp
Broader
lightlight source
Also see
floodfloodlight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishflood
  9. Englishphotoflood

From photo- + flood.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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